Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson return for new Paddington film: Everyone’s favourite Marmalade-loving

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The first look at the Paddington sequel offers an early glimpse of a mustachioed Hugh Grant in a suit of armour as a narcissistic actor, as well as Brendan Gleeson as a notorious criminal.

Filmmaker Paul King returns to direct the sequel, which picks up with Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) who has now settled into his life with the Brown family at Windsor gardens. When he sees a unique pop-up book in an antique shop, he decides it’ll be the perfect present for aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday and starts doing odd-jobs to save up and buy the book. But when it’s stolen, he sets out on a quest to apprehend the thief.

The first Paddington was a pleasant surprise. Movies with a talking animal protagonist can go south really fast, but King injected the film with a hefty dose of heart and some genuine humor that didn’t rely on cheap gags or potty jokes. The same thread looks to be present in the sequel, and while this teaser trailer doesn’t get too deep into the story, it’s a joy just to see adorable lil’ Paddington back in action.

Paddington 2 will see Ben Whishaw reprise his role as the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru, while Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Peter Capaldi and Jim Broadbent also return.

The movie will follow Paddington’s quest to apprehend the thief of a rare pop-up book he has bought for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, after taking on a string of odd jobs to foot the bill.

Looking forward to seeing the adorable bear with hands gleaming with sticky honey?