Warner Bros Is Bringing Paddington Bear To The Big Screen

Warner Bros are re-teaming with Harry Potter producer David Heyman to bring yet another British children’s classic to the big screen. This time, it’s the turn of Paddington Bear.

It has been reported that Hamish McColl (Mr. Bean’s Holiday) will be writing the screenplay for a live-action movie based on the series of books by Michael Bond. Paddington followed the story of a talking bear who was adopted by a London family when they find him lost at Paddington Station.

Heyman will produce the movie through his London-based Heydey films. Talking about the project, he said,

“Paddington Bear is a universally loved character, and I have wanted to bring him to screen for some years. Michael Bond’s ‘Paddington’ books have such wit, wonder and charm. Essentially, Paddington’s story is that of an immigrant arriving in London and trying to find a home and a family. Above all, I love Paddington’s unique style of comedy.”

11 Paddington books were published between 1958 and 1979. They were then adapted into a popular animated series in the 1970’s.
It has been said that The Warner film won’t be adapted from one single book, but will draw inspiration from the whole series.

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