I acknowledge without fear that I didn’t know who the little bear Paddington was before watching the first part, but I fell hopelessly in love with his unmatched innocence, which was amplified in the second part, one of the best movies (even though those who haven’t seen it might think it’s a joke) in the history of cinema. Although Paddington: Adventure in the Jungle did not live up to expectations, who knows, maybe the fourth installment will place him (and his jam sandwich) back where he deserves.
Loving Bear
And it’s that in Paddington 4 they have hired none other than Armando Iannucci, the screenwriter and creator of Veep and The Thick of It. In other words, an authentic superstar specializing in scripts with sharp, ironic, and highly political humor who has made my expectations for Paddington increase exponentially. Alongside him will be his colleague Simon Blackwell: both have been nominated for an Oscar and are Emmy winners, so it’s not exactly anything trivial.
And, since Paul King is still busy preparing the sequel to Wonka and has already made his masterpiece with Paddington 2, this new installment will be directed again, at least in theory, by Dougal Wilson, who already made the previous film with more intentions than skill. It was a worthy sequel, so, with these screenwriters and a more or less competent director, it seems unlikely that the film will disappoint.
Although the third installment of Paddington was not as well-received as the previous ones, it made 211 million at the box office against a budget of 75 million, so, obviously, the saga was going to continue in some way. Pack your suitcase, the raincoat, and the marmalade, because we are going on a trip again!