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Armando Iannucci, the Veep creator, will write Paddington 4 with Simon Blackwell; Dougal Wilson is in talks to return as director. StudioCanal aims for a 2027–2028 release to expand Paddington into a global phenomenon, with a Broadway-bound Paddington musical also discussed.
Armando Iannucci will pen the screenplay for Paddington 4, with Simon Blackwell co-writing and Dougal Wilson in talks to direct; a 2027–2028 release is expected as the Paddington franchise continues, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of A Bear Called Paddington and a recent Paddington musical in London.
Armando Iannucci and his longtime collaborator Simon Blackwell will write Paddington 4 for StudioCanal, with Dougal Wilson reportedly set to return as director, part of a move to bring the bear back to the warmth and neighborly spirit that defined the first two Paddington films, after Paddington in Peru.
Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell are set to write Paddington 4, with Dougal Wilson in talks to return as director; the project continues the franchise's global success following the first two films and the acclaimed Paddington 2, with Studiocanal backing.
Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell have been confirmed as co-writers for Paddington 4, the next instalment in the Michael Bond-inspired family film series; no plot details have been revealed yet. Studiocanal teased the project at CinemaCon, with Dougal Wilson potentially directing and a cast including Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Ben Whishaw. The production is reported to have a budget around $90 million, making it the costliest Paddington film to date, following the franchise's past global grosses.
Paddington 4 is moving forward with Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell penning the screenplay, while Dougal Wilson is in talks to return as director; the project, produced by Heyday Films for Studiocanal, follows the franchise’s earlier hits which have grossed over $800 million globally.
Studiocanal used CinemaCon to unveil a bold slate: Paddington 4 is in development, Escape From New York is getting a reboot, and The Howling is being reimagined, while Danny Boyle’s Ink is in progress; the event also teased Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom and other projects like The Midnight Library adaptation, underscoring Studiocanal’s massive, multi-film global slate.
At CinemaCon, StudioCanal revealed that Paddington 4 is in development with writers attached, and a reimagined Escape From New York is in the works with The Picture Company; the slate also includes a big-screen adaptation of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, plus footage and previews for projects like The Howling remake, Ink, and Ice Cream Man.