Tag: Paddington 2
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Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville To Star In Netflix Holiday Family Musical
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has joined the cast of Netflix’s first live-action original musical Jingle Jangle.Bonneville will star alongside Forest Whitaker in the holiday film about a toymaker and a magical invention. The cast also includes Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun), Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline,…
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Exclusive: ‘Paddington 3’ Is in the Works; Paul King Likely Won’t Direct
Paddington is not only one of the unlikeliest film franchises around, it’s also one of the best. The first film—an adaptation of the beloved bear, directed with a heaping dose of compassion and manners by Paul King—was unceremoniously dumped here in the U.S. in January 2015 by The Weinstein Company, but it still went on…
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Former Doctor Who Peter Capaldi Joins Armando Iannucci’s ‘David Copperfield’
Armando Iannucci is bulking up the cast for his upcoming The Personal History of David Copperfield.The Emmy-winning Veep creator revealed on Twitter Tuesday that Peter Capaldi, best known as Doctor Who in the long-running BBC sci-fi series, will be starring in the film, joining Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie and Ben Wishaw.Capaldi, recently seen…
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New Blu-ray Releases: ‘The Post’, ‘Den of Thieves’, ‘Paddington 2’, ‘The Commuter’ and More
(Welcome to Not Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to new Blu-ray releases and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) It’s that time again: time to round-up the best Blu-rays available right now. This column is for you, physical media…
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Enlists ‘Paddington 2’ Director Paul King
Here’s a sentence you never thought you’d see five years ago: The director of those Paddington movies is so hot right now. But as it turns out, he really, really is. Paul King first came to prominence as the director of the British series The Mighty Boosh, and he marked an intriguing choice to helm…
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BAFTA Award Winners, as They Arrive
As ever, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards favor homegrown fare. Thus many nomination slots that might have included such Hollywood films as “The Post” or “Wonder Woman” went to the likes of “Dunkirk,””Darkest Hour,” and “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool.”Leading the BAFTA field…
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BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ Wins Outstanding British Film as Attendees Support Time’s Up
The 71st British Academy Film Awards are underway in London. The ceremony, which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall for the second consecutive year, is hosted for the first time by Joanna Lumley, best known for her role as Patsy in the “Absolutely Fabulous” TV show and movie.Lumley took over as host from…
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A New Willy Wonka Movie is Coming from the Director of “Paddington”.
It seems like the film industry isn’t done with Willy Wonka just yet as a new movie is supposedly in the works, using the director of Paddington as its guide. Paul King, the man responsible for the success of Paddington 2, is being talked to about creating a story based off of a script that…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead’ Opens Strongly
The third instalment of Showbox’s Detective K franchise, “Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead” debuted on top of the South Korean box office. Releasing on Thursday, it earned $7.27 million from 965,000 admissions over four days, for the franchise’s best opening score. “Living Dead” is the story of a detective, his partner and a…