StudioCanal’s acclaimed sequel Paddington 2 has set a new record on movie review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, where it has toppled Toy Story 2 to become the best-reviewed movie of all time. The Paul King-directed film, a follow-up to 2014’s box office smash, has scored 168 ‘fresh’ reviews, without a single ‘rotten’. That puts is […]
Jumanji holds off The Post and The Commuter to top MLK weekend
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle enjoyed a second week atop the US box office, holding off challenges from Steven Spielberg’s The Post, Liam Neeson actioner The Commuter, and the marmalade and sterling snaffling British blockbuster, Paddington 2. Sony’s surprise seasonal smash-hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle earned another estimated $27m, pushing its total towards the $300 million […]
Second Opinion – Paddington 2 (2018)
Paddington 2, 2018. Directed by Paul King. Starring Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Brendan Gleeson, Imelda Staunton, and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect […]
Warner Bros. has won the bidding war for Paddington 2 from The Weinstein Company
Warner Bros. has triumphed in the bidding war for the domestic rights to Paddington 2. After the fall from grace of The Weinstein Company following the myriad sexual misconduct allegations towards Harvey Weinstein, the independent studio was looking to offload the distribution rights to Paddington 2 before it files for bankruptcy protection. Warner Bros. has […]
Paddington 2 is huge at the UK box office
Much like its loveable CGI star, Paddington 2 has proved to be that rarest of creatures, a sequel that surpasses the original, and now it’s replicating the critical success at the box office. Studiocanal’s sequel has knocked Murder On the Orient Express from the top spot with an estimated £8.2m over the weekend. The first […]
Exclusive Interview: Paddington 2 stars Hugh Bonneville, Madeleine Harris & Samuel Joslin
Paddington 2 arrives in UK cinemas this Friday, November 10th, and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris has been chatting to actors Hugh Bonneville, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin about reprising their roles as the Brown family, and what they might like to see in future Paddington sequels; watch the interview below, or find it over on […]
Exclusive Interviews: Paul King and Glen Pratt on Paddington 2
With Paddington 2 set to open in UK cinemas next week, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with the film’s co-writer and director Paul King and VFX supervisor Glen Pratt this week to discuss the sequel to the 2014 smash hit movie. Paul reveals how the sequel came about, and the influence of Charlie Chaplin, […]
Hugh Grant’s Phoenix Buchanan featured on latest Paddington 2 posters
With less than three weeks to go until the UK release of Paddington 2, five new character posters have arrived online for the upcoming sequel featuring Hugh Grant’s Phoenix Buchanan in a selection of costumes, taken from his time as an actor in London’s West End; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Paddington […]
Paddington 2 gets a series of character posters
Nine new character posters have arrived online for the upcoming sequel Paddington 2 featuring Hugh Bonneville as Mr Brown, Sally Hawkins as Mrs Brown, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin as Judy Brown & Jonathan Brown along with Ben Whishaw’s Paddington, Julie Walters as Mrs Bird, Jim Broadbent as Mr Gruber, Hugh Grant as Phoenix Buchanan, Peter Capaldi […]
Paddington 2 gets a UK quad poster
With less than a month to go until its UK release, a new poster has arrived online for Paul King’s upcoming sequel Paddington 2 featuring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson and the loveable bear himself. Take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Paddington 2 here The much-anticipated sequel to the worldwide […]
