Paddington heads for big screen
Paddington Bear is to make his movie debut in a live-action film comedy.
David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter movie franchise, will produce the first cinema adaptation of Michael Bond’s classic children’s stories.
“I love Paddington’s unique take on life,” he said. “He is a great comic creation.” Hamish McColl, writer of Mr Bean’s Holiday, will pen the script.
The cartoon Paddington can currently be seen in a TV advert swapping his usual marmalade sandwich for Marmite.
Paddington – named after the London railway station where he was found – made his first appearance in book form in 1958.
‘Ageless classic’
“Michael Bond’s Paddington books have such wit, wonder and charm,” said Heyman, who will make the film for Harry Potter studio Warner Bros.
“Essentially Paddington’s story is that of an immigrant (bear) arriving in London and trying to find a home and a family.”
Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov said: “We’re eager to collaborate once again with David… on this ageless classic.”
Bond, a former BBC cameraman, wrote 11 Paddington books in all between 1958 and 1979.
The bear’s misadventures spawned a popular BBC animated series, narrated by Sir Michael Hordern.
Casting details and release dates for the film have yet to be announced.
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Published: 2007/09/14 09:30:59 GMT
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RYN: Hehe, that’s just Sod’s Law once again! I’ll probably end up watching ’em again though. :o) (I had a look – 1-6 are showing today, 7-9 tomorrow) That reminds me, I really need to get some software for watching movies through my DVD drive (I’m on mum’s old machine atm which is bare-bones to say the least) – ’cause so far I’ve only seen Heroes in black and white! (Which is annoying, ’cause I thought my TV supported NTSC…) Anyway, I’m babbling now. II’m gonna go finish Heroes – although I can’t decide if I should just watch 8 & 9 and leave 10 to watch ‘live’ on TV next week.. or if I’ll be bad and watch it anyway. :o) Guess it depends on the cliffie! Thanks for giving me a new show to obsess over. ;o)
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RYN: Hehe, that’s just Sod’s Law once again! I’ll probably end up watching ’em again though. :o) (I had a look – 1-6 are showing today, 7-9 tomorrow) That reminds me, I really need to get some software for watching movies through my DVD drive (I’m on mum’s old machine atm which is bare-bones to say the least) – ’cause so far I’ve only seen Heroes in black and white! (Which is annoying, ’cause I thought my TV supported NTSC…) Anyway, I’m babbling now. II’m gonna go finish Heroes – although I can’t decide if I should just watch 8 & 9 and leave 10 to watch ‘live’ on TV next week.. or if I’ll be bad and watch it anyway. :o) Guess it depends on the cliffie! Thanks for giving me a new show to obsess over. ;o)
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Oh I really do like that Marmite commercial. Heh, I would love to see the whole movie made in that original ‘cut out bits of paper and move them in front of the camera’ style. But movie makers seem to insist that now it is 2007 everything has to lose the charms that made it great in the first place so it can look good.
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Oh I really do like that Marmite commercial. Heh, I would love to see the whole movie made in that original ‘cut out bits of paper and move them in front of the camera’ style. But movie makers seem to insist that now it is 2007 everything has to lose the charms that made it great in the first place so it can look good.
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The BBC series was the best, the one with the teddy bear that interacted with the drawings. I have those on video and the kids love it. Movie might be interesting… Later,
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The BBC series was the best, the one with the teddy bear that interacted with the drawings. I have those on video and the kids love it. Movie might be interesting… Later,
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