Paddington In Peru | Paddington faces the sound of music in first trailer

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Olivia Coleman plays a guitar-wielding nun in our first look at the third Paddington film. Check out the Paddington In Peru trailer below:


If you didnā€™t have ā€œOlivia Coleman does The Sound Of Musicā€ on your Paddington In Peru bingo card, have you even been paying attention?

Paul Kingā€™s first two installments owed a lot to the London-based Mary Poppins, so it only makes sense that the franchiseā€™s first extended trip outside an urban metropolis would owe a debt to another 60s musical classic.

The already stacked cast from the first two is swelled by newcomers Olivia Coleman and Antonio Banderas alongside Emily Mortimer, whoā€™s taking over Sally Hawkinsā€™ role of Mrs Brown. The plot sees Paddington and the Browns taking a trip to (hold onto your hats) Peru to visit Imelda Stauntonā€™s Aunt Lucy ā€“ a journey which apparently takes an unexpected detour through a certain rainforest and a mountain or two.

Check out the first Paddington In Peru trailer below:

ā€œWeā€™re carrying a huge burden of expectation,ā€ director Dougal Wilson said at the trailerā€™s London launch event, taking the reigns from franchise stalwart Paul King. His first feature in the directorā€™s chair, Wilson made his name in the advertising world, helming six of retail giant John Lewisā€™ famously sweet Christmas adverts.

ā€œIt felt like an opportunity I couldnā€™t really turn down,ā€ he added when asked about the pressure of following up Paddington 2 with his first film.

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Based off this trailer, though, it seems Paddingtonā€™s slapstick antics have survived the directorial transition intact. Following a spot of bother in a photo booth, itā€™s not long before the bear and the Browns are jetting off to Peru in search of Aunt Lucy ā€“ who has apparently left Colemanā€™s Home For Retired Bears on ā€œsome sort of questā€.

Weā€™re swapping dreary old London for the Amazon Rainforest, then, as Colemanā€™s Mother Superior joins the gang alongside a swashbuckling Antonio Banderas to track the senior bear down. Coleman also gets out a guitar on a big hill, in a shot which looks rather familiar ā€“ could a bit of a sing-song be on the cards?

Paddington In Peru arrives in UK cinemas from 8th November.

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