Paddington

Name: Paddington
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Family
Released: 2014-11-24
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin

The adventure begins.

Paddington (2014)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film Paddington — PADDINGTON – Official International Trailer

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Release date

2014-11-24

Country

France, United Kingdom, United States

Production

The Weinstein Company, Heyday Films, StudioCanal, Canal+, TF1, Dimension Films, TF1 Films Production, Ciné+, Anton Capital Entertainment, J.Q. Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Adventure, Family

Budget

$55 000 000

Box office

$268 047 808

Website

http://www.paddington.com/

Director

Paul King

Actors

Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Imelda Staunton, Peter Capaldi, Michael Gambon
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

David Heyman, James Joseph McDonald, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Alexandra Ferguson, Jeffrey Clifford, Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern, Rosie Alison, Michael Hirsh

Camera operator

Erik Wilson

Composer

Nick Urata

Artist

Gary Williamson, Daniel Swingler

Audition

Nina Gold, Theo Park

Editing

Mark Everson
Whole Team (257)

Short description

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.

What's left behind the scenes

The character of Paddington was created by English writer Michael Bond (he is listed as a screenwriter in the credits). Once, in a London store on the eve of Christmas 1956, Bond saw a lonely teddy bear. Bond bought it as a gift for his wife and decided to write a book (it was published in 1958). The plot of the story about a lonely bear cub at Paddington Station was inspired by old newsreel footage of the evacuation of children from London during World War II.
The bear in the film is a product of computer technology. During filming, for the convenience of the actors, they used a simple stick with a puppet Paddington's face attached to it, and several toy Paddingtons were scattered around the set.
When Paddington crawls along the pipe, one of the vacuum cleaners turns off, which is a reference to the film *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011).
The prospect of filming a feature movie about Paddington initially frightened Michael Bond; however, all his fears regarding the viability of the endeavor vanished as soon as he began watching the test footage.
While preparing for the role, Nicole Kidman (who played Millicent) learned how to throw knives. She later recounted that during filming, she was told not to demonstrate her skill with cold weapons too overtly, as the movie was, after all, intended for children. Ultimately, these scenes were cut from the film entirely.
A real bathtub was used in the scene of the flood at the Browns' house. Filming took several weeks, and it was especially difficult to shoot the scene of the bathtub sliding down the stairs.
On the way to the set for night shoots, Sally Hawkins (who played Mary Brown) suffered a concussion after walking into a crane. The wound on her head was covered with a hat after she categorically refused to leave the set or see a doctor until she had finished filming her scenes.
In the film, Paddington is shown in a traditional blue coat and red hat. Producer David Heyman instructed them to do without the red boots, because the original Paddington did not have them; they were added to the image at the factories where toy Paddingtons were made.
The prospect of filming a feature film about Paddington initially frightened Michael Bond, but all his fears about the feasibility of the undertaking were dispelled as soon as he began to watch the test footage.
When Colin Firth was invited to voice Paddington, he recorded his lines wearing a helmet with a small GoPro sports camera that streamed images of his face to the animators. Later, Ben Whishaw was cast instead of Firth, meaning all the previously recorded lines had to be redubbed and all the animation had to be redone.
Nicole Kidman's agent initially didn't even want to tell the actress about the possibility of playing Millicent. He mentioned the possibility in passing, clearly expecting Kidman to reject it outright, but the actress reacted to the news with enthusiasm and expressed her desire to star in the film. It turned out that she had liked Bond's books since childhood, and that as a child she dreamed of having Paddington Bear live in her house.
When Colin Firth was invited to voice Paddington, he recorded his lines wearing a helmet with a small GoPro sports camera that streamed his facial expressions to the animators. Later, Ben Whishaw replaced Firth, and all the previously recorded lines had to be re-dubbed, as well as all the animation redone.
In the film, Paddington is shown in his traditional blue coat and red hat. Producer David Heyman ordered that the red boots be omitted because the original Paddington didn't have them; they were added to the image at the factories where Paddington toys were produced.
Nicole Kidman's agent initially didn't even want to tell the actress about the opportunity to play Millicent. He mentioned the possibility in passing, clearly expecting Kidman to reject it immediately, but the actress reacted to the news with enthusiasm and expressed her desire to be in the film. It turned out that she had loved Bond's books since childhood and had dreamed as a child that Paddington the bear would live in her home.
Initially, Hugh Laurie or Colin Firth were considered to voice Paddington Bear.
The character named Paddington was created by English writer Michael Bond (who is credited as the screenwriter). Once, on Christmas Eve in 1956, Bond saw a lonely teddy bear in a shop in London. Bond bought it as a gift for his wife and decided to write a book (which was published in 1958). The plot of the story about a lonely bear at Paddington Station was inspired by old newsreels showing the evacuation of children from London during World War II.
Preparing for the role, Nicole Kidman (who played Millicent) learned to throw knives. She later said that during filming she was told not to demonstrate her skill with cold weapons too openly, after all, the film was intended for children. Ultimately, these scenes were completely cut from the film.
During pre-production, director and screenwriter Paul King visited children's movies several times to see exactly what kids find funny. He usually brought his wife along to the cinema so as not to look like a "suspicious loner."
The special effects artists found it particularly difficult to work on Paddington's smile. The specialists had planned to give him a realistic bear-like appearance, but a human smile simply didn't suit him. Instead of a smile as such, the specialists had to add warmth to the bear's gaze and joy to his eyes.
When Paddington escapes from the laboratory, he slides under a closing door and manages to grab his hat. This is a reference to the Indiana Jones films.
During pre-production, director and screenwriter Paul King went to children's films in cinemas several times to see what exactly made children laugh. He usually took his wife with him so as not to look like a "suspicious loner."
The film is based on the series of books by Michael Bond about Paddington Bear.
On her way to the set for night shooting, Sally Hawkins (who played Mary Brown) suffered a concussion after colliding with a crane. Her head wound was covered with a headdress after she firmly refused to leave the set or see a doctor until she had finished filming her scenes.