# Paddington in Peru
**Paddington in Peru** is a 2024 live-action/CGI family adventure comedy, the third film in the [Paddington](https://www.edgepedia.org/paddington) series, in which the marmalade-loving bear returns to his native Peru with the Brown family to visit his Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears, only to be drawn into a treasure hunt when she disappears.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8GfXXJCNM) It is the feature film debut of director Dougal Wilson, who took over from Paul King, director of the first two installments.[2](https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/02/from-acclaimed-ads-to-the-andes-director-dougal-wilsons-charming-feature-film-debut-paddington-in-peru/) The film opened in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2024 and in the United States on February 14, 2025.[3](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/paddington-in-peru-release-date-cast-plot-and-everything-we-know)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director | Dougal Wilson, in his feature debut, replacing Paul King, who remains a producer and story co-writer[2](https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/02/from-acclaimed-ads-to-the-andes-director-dougal-wilsons-charming-feature-film-debut-paddington-in-peru/) • [4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cuF-y11oo) |
| Release | United Kingdom November 8, 2024; United States February 14, 2025[3](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/paddington-in-peru-release-date-cast-plot-and-everything-we-know) |
| Runtime and rating | 106 minutes; rated PG for action, mild rude humor and some thematic elements[5](https://apnews.com/article/62c481bf17486814910fd6b1a44399b7) |
| Voices | Ben Whishaw as Paddington and Imelda Staunton as Aunt Lucy, both returning[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8GfXXJCNM) |
| Principal cast | Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Carla Tous[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8GfXXJCNM) |
| Reception | 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic, and an "A" CinemaScore from opening-night US audiences[6](https://movie.guru/paddington-in-peru-movie-review) |
| Box office | $211 million worldwide, including $49.95 million in the UK and $45.8 million in the US and Canada[6](https://movie.guru/paddington-in-peru-movie-review) |
| Peru filming | Historic Center of Lima, the Main Square, the Miraflores boardwalk, Machupicchu National Archaeological Park, the town of Machu Picchu, and Huayna Picchu mountain[7](https://filminperu.peru.info/en-us/productions/paddington) |
## Spoilers
### Story
Paddington, now holding a blue [British passport](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-passport), travels to Peru with the Brown family to visit Aunt Lucy, who lives at the Home for Retired Bears. When she vanishes, the only clue to her whereabouts is a spot marked on an enigmatic map, and the family's search carries them through the [Amazon rainforest](https://www.edgepedia.org/amazon-rainforest) and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8GfXXJCNM) • [8](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/paddingtoninperu)
The quest becomes entangled with a hunt for the lost city of [El Dorado](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-dorado). Riverboat captain Hunter Cabot, played by [Antonio Banderas](https://www.edgepedia.org/antonio-banderas), secretly uses Paddington's bear skills to seek the treasure, bullied by the ghostly figure of his conquistador ancestor, whom Banderas also plays.[9](https://www.bfi.org.uk/reviews/paddington-peru-good-hearted-predictable-instalment-furry-franchise) • [5](https://apnews.com/article/62c481bf17486814910fd6b1a44399b7) [Olivia Colman](https://www.edgepedia.org/olivia-colman) appears as the Reverend Mother of the Home for Retired Bears, who performs a scene-stealing musical number.[3](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/paddington-in-peru-release-date-cast-plot-and-everything-we-know) • [10](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/9e152c948537640112b163ff0c55e414c8fdc456.pdf) The film closes with Paddington, officially a British citizen for the first time, framed as a migrant who once arrived in London with a tag reading "Please look after this bear."[5](https://apnews.com/article/62c481bf17486814910fd6b1a44399b7)
The screenplay comes from Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont, from a new story by Paul King, Mark Burton, and [Simon Farnaby](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-farnaby), based on [Michael Bond](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-bond)'s children's books.[4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cuF-y11oo)
## Production
Wilson came to the film from commercials and music videos, including John Lewis Christmas advertisements and a Coldplay video, and described taking the job as "a bit of a leap of faith" given how highly regarded the first two films were.[2](https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/02/from-acclaimed-ads-to-the-andes-director-dougal-wilsons-charming-feature-film-debut-paddington-in-peru/) [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) was scheduled to begin in July 2023 in London and Peru.[11](https://www.productionlist.com/production/paddington-in-peru) Rather than take the whole cast to Peru, the production combined Peruvian location shooting with UK work; a major location scout led by Wilson and production designer Andy Kelly fed into storyboarding, previs, and techvis.[12](https://beforesandafters.com/2025/03/04/brand-new-challenges-for-a-familiar-bear/)
**Peruvian locations.** In Lima, scenes were filmed in the Historic Center, including the Main Square, and on the Miraflores boardwalk. Cusco shoots occurred at the Machupicchu National Archaeological Park, in the town of [Machu Picchu](https://www.edgepedia.org/machu-picchu), and on Huayna Picchu mountain.[7](https://filminperu.peru.info/en-us/productions/paddington) Peru's tourism promotion agency, PROMPERÚ, assisted the filming in Lima and Cusco through its Film in Peru service.[13](https://www.gob.pe/institucion/promperu/noticias/1033296-paddington-en-peru-estas-son-las-locaciones-en-lima-y-cusco-que-se-filmaron-para-la-nueva-pelicula-del-oso-mas-famoso-del-mundo) Peruvian actor Carlos Carlín appears briefly in the film.[14](https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/paddington-en-peru-donde-filmo-su-escena-carlos-carlin-y-mas-detalles-de-la-esperada-pelicula-cusco-santa-eulalia-huarochiri-autisha-maras-noticia/)
**Visual effects.** Framestore, which created the bear for the first two films, returned for the third, with animation director Pablo Grillo and VFX supervisor Alexis Wajsbrot carrying over from the earlier installments.[12](https://beforesandafters.com/2025/03/04/brand-new-challenges-for-a-familiar-bear/) The production's animal actors, including alpacas, horses, and a dog, were monitored under the American Humane Society's No Animals Were Harmed program and received full certification.[15](https://www.americanhumane.org/production/paddington-in-peru/)
**Casting change.** [Emily Mortimer](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-mortimer) replaced [Sally Hawkins](https://www.edgepedia.org/sally-hawkins) as Mary Brown, the matriarch of the Brown family, one of two headline changes from the previous film alongside the new director.[16](https://apnews.com/article/b9dd4936c5c15eb7d23ff14d141e6519)
## Reception
Critics received the film positively but generally ranked it below its predecessors. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds 93% from critics; Metacritic assigned a score of 65, and opening-night US audiences gave it an "A" [CinemaScore](https://www.edgepedia.org/cinemascore).[6](https://movie.guru/paddington-in-peru-movie-review) Reviewers frequently compared it with *Paddington 2*: the Associated Press's Jake Coyle wrote that Wilson "can't quite summon the same comic spirit" as King but called the film bright and buoyant.[16](https://apnews.com/article/b9dd4936c5c15eb7d23ff14d141e6519) Alonso Duralde, writing at The Film Verdict, praised Wilson for reveling in whimsy without drowning in it.[17](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/paddington-in-peru/critic-reviews/) Some critics noted that the film engages less with immigration and the immigrant experience than *Paddington 2* did.[18](https://www.christianscience.com/media/download/5296e3ae28bd263d2746f2da39c3a3ac/685939)
The film grossed $211 million worldwide, with $49.95 million in the United Kingdom, $45.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $15.03 million in France.[6](https://movie.guru/paddington-in-peru-movie-review) It reached US streaming on Netflix in May 2025, joining the two earlier films on the service.[16](https://apnews.com/article/b9dd4936c5c15eb7d23ff14d141e6519) • [19](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/movies/paddington-peru-all-star-cast-streaming-netflix-newsupdate/)
## References
1. [PADDINGTON IN PERU | Official Trailer | STUDIOCANAL, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8GfXXJCNM)
2. [From Acclaimed Ads to the Andes: Director Dougal Wilson's Charming Feature Film Debut "Paddington in Peru", The Credits, Motion Picture Association](https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/02/from-acclaimed-ads-to-the-andes-director-dougal-wilsons-charming-feature-film-debut-paddington-in-peru/)
3. [Paddington in Peru: how to watch, trailer, poster, cast, plot and everything we know, What to Watch](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/paddington-in-peru-release-date-cast-plot-and-everything-we-know)
4. [PADDINGTON IN PERU - Official Trailer [Australia], YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cuF-y11oo)
5. [Movie Review: 'Paddington in Peru' is buoyant and bright, and that's enough, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/62c481bf17486814910fd6b1a44399b7)
6. [Paddington in Peru, movie.guru](https://movie.guru/paddington-in-peru-movie-review)
7. [Paddington, Film in Peru, PROMPERÚ](https://filminperu.peru.info/en-us/productions/paddington)
8. [PADDINGTON IN PERU, Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/paddingtoninperu)
9. [Paddington in Peru review: passport to El Dorado, BFI](https://www.bfi.org.uk/reviews/paddington-peru-good-hearted-predictable-instalment-furry-franchise)
10. [Monsters at the Movies](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/9e152c948537640112b163ff0c55e414c8fdc456.pdf)
11. [Paddington In Peru, Production List, Film & Television Industry Alliance](https://www.productionlist.com/production/paddington-in-peru)
12. [Brand new challenges for a familiar bear, befores & afters](https://beforesandafters.com/2025/03/04/brand-new-challenges-for-a-familiar-bear/)
13. [Paddington en Perú: estas son las locaciones en Lima y Cusco, PROMPERÚ, Plataforma del Estado Peruano](https://www.gob.pe/institucion/promperu/noticias/1033296-paddington-en-peru-estas-son-las-locaciones-en-lima-y-cusco-que-se-filmaron-para-la-nueva-pelicula-del-oso-mas-famoso-del-mundo)
14. ["Paddington en Perú": dónde filmó su escena Carlos Carlín y más detalles, El Comercio Perú](https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/paddington-en-peru-donde-filmo-su-escena-carlos-carlin-y-mas-detalles-de-la-esperada-pelicula-cusco-santa-eulalia-huarochiri-autisha-maras-noticia/)
15. [Paddington In Peru, American Humane Society](https://www.americanhumane.org/production/paddington-in-peru/)
16. [What to Stream: 'Paddington in Peru,' Prince Royce, 'Mormon Wives' and Doom: The Dark Ages, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/b9dd4936c5c15eb7d23ff14d141e6519)
17. [Paddington In Peru critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/paddington-in-peru/critic-reviews/)
18. [Grab your hat and marmalade: Paddington is headed to Peru, The Christian Science Monitor](https://www.christianscience.com/media/download/5296e3ae28bd263d2746f2da39c3a3ac/685939)
19. [Paddington in Peru, with its all-star cast, is now streaming on Netflix, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/movies/paddington-peru-all-star-cast-streaming-netflix-newsupdate/)
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