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Tuesday 10th May 2016
Paddington 2 Sets Production Date
Studiocanal introduces at Cannes the smash-hit comedy sequel, which will go into production this October
CANNES - Produced by David Heyman, "Paddington 2" will go into production in October in the U.K., Studiocanal confirmed Tuesday at Cannes. Film is also for sale at the Cannes market making it in all likelikhood the biggest-budgeted movie to be sold in the marketplace this year. The original "Paddington" was budgeted at $55 million and grossed nearly $270 million worldwide.
No cast is set but after the smash-hit success of the original "Paddington," it is expected that Ben Whishaw (Paddington) along with Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins will reprise their roles.
Directed again by Paul King, and co-written by King and Simon Farnaby, "Paddington 2" will be released on Nov. 24 2017 in the U.K. according to Studiocanal's Rodolphe Buet.
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