

He severs the coupling of the train's rear carriage (with Paddington locked inside), but is photographed by Judy while holding the book, before Henry knocks him out. Bird catch up and board the other train to confront Buchanan, who overwhelms them and escapes. Buchanan finds the hidden fortune but is thwarted by Paddington who takes back the book. The Browns pursue on a LNER Peppercorn Class A1 at the opposite platform. Paddington reaches the station, disguising himself as a litter bin to avoid the police, and boards the train just as it leaves. To catch him, they arrange to meet at Paddington Station, where a carnival train carrying the supposed location of the hidden fortune is due to leave. Paddington refuses and, while avoiding the police, uses a public telephone to contact the Browns, who assert that Buchanan is the real culprit. They promise to aid in proving his innocence, but after escaping, they promptly abandon the idea in order to leave the country, inviting Paddington to join them. Paddington, thinking that the Browns have in fact forgotten him, joins Knuckles, Phibs and Spoon in a prison break. Meanwhile, the Browns' investigation causes them to miss visiting Paddington in prison.

Buchanan returns home and they are forced to leave. They find a secret attic where Buchanan's various costumes are stashed, including the costume of the thief. Knuckles, Phibs and Spoon later tell Paddington that although the Browns mean well, they will eventually forget about him.īecoming convinced that Buchanan is the culprit, the Browns look for the stolen book inside his house. With Paddington inside, the prison is a much livelier place, but Paddington struggles to remain positive when the Browns are unable to prove his innocence, but keep hunting. During their efforts to prove Paddington's innocence, the Browns encounter a fortune teller who informs them that the book leads to the hidden fortune of the original author.
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Buchanan uses the book to locate a series of clues within London's landmarks, which he believes will unveil the location of a secret treasure. The Browns work to clear Paddington's name, putting up sketches of the thief. While in prison, Paddington befriends many of the inmates, including the short-tempered chef Knuckles, who recruits Paddington, impressed by his marmalade sandwich recipe. Paddington appears in court, and although Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence of the thief's existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison. The thief returns home and is revealed to be Phoenix Buchanan, an egotistical actor who lives near the Browns. Paddington gives chase, but the thief escapes, and Paddington is framed. To purchase a unique pop-up book of London in Samuel Gruber's antique shop for his aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, Paddington performs several odd jobs and saves his wages, but the book is stolen. Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. It received three nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards: Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for Grant. It has been considered one of the best films of the 2010s, for children and adults. It received widespread critical acclaim on Metacritic, and had an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (and was, with 245 positive reviews, the highest-rated film on the site until a negative review was registered at 246). The film was theatrically released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom and 6 December 2017 in France, and grossed $227 million worldwide. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017. In the film, Paddington tries to get a present for his aunt's birthday, but when the gift is stolen he is wrongly arrested and imprisoned for the theft, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove Paddington's innocence.

The film, a British-French-Luxembourgish co-production, stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Hugh Grant in live-action roles. Based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, he having died that year), it is the sequel to Paddington (2014), and is produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK. Paddington 2 is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby.
