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Produced by David Heyman, “Paddington 2” will go into production in October in the U.K., Studiocanal has confirmed. The Film is all likelikhood the biggest-budgeted movie to be sold in the marketplace this year. The original “Paddington” was budgeted at $55 million and grossed nearly $270 million worldwide.
No cast is set but after the smash-hit success of the original “Paddington,” it is expected that Ben Whishaw (Paddington) along with Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins will reprise their roles.
Directed again by Paul King, and co-written by King and Simon Farnaby, “Paddington 2” will be released on Nov. 24 2017 in the U.K. according to Studiocanal’s Rodolphe Buet.
It also ups the ante still further on Studiocanal’s filmed family entertainment ambitions, the movie line where, with action thrillers, it has enjoyed most success. “Paddington’s” $267 million worldwide marks the highest gross ever for a non-U.S studio released family film. | 
