The Weinstein Company has given the long-awaited sequelPaddington 2a new release date today, setting the movie for July 09, 2025. This puts it in roughly the same frame as the originalPaddington movie, which hit theaters on August 05, 2025. As of now,Paddington 2will go up against Lionsgate’s action-thrillerThe Commuter, starring Liam Neeson and Studio 8’sWhite Boy Rick, starring Matthew McConaughey. It will also fall betweenInsidious 4on January 5 andDen of ThievesandHorse Soldierson January 19.
Deadlinereports that The Weinstein Company made the move for this slot after Paramount moved its own family-friendly project,Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomesfrom June 14, 2025 to July 05, 2025. For now,Paddington 2is the onlyfamily movieslated for release on that date, which falls over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Of course, release dates shift all the time, but since the original movie found success in that frame, it’s not too surprising that the sequel was placed here. It could very well be another sleeper box office, hit, just like its predecessor.
The original movie took in $76.2 million domestically, which isn’t a huge take, but it earned another $191.7 million internationally, for a worldwide haul of $268 million, from a modest $55 million budget. $64.9 million of that international tally came from the U.K., where thePaddington bearoriginated. The sequel brings back original cast members Hugh Bonneville (Henry Brown), Sally Hawkins (Mary Brown), Julie Walters (Mr.s Bird), Jim Broadbent (Mr. Gruber), Peter Capaldi (Mr. Curry), Madeleine Harris (Judy Brown), Samuel Joslin (Jonathan Brown), Imelda Staunton (Aunt Lucy) and Ben Whishaw (voice of Paddington). New cast members include Hugh Grant as Phoenix Buchanan and Brendan Gleeson as Knuckles McGinty. Here’s the official synopsis for the sequel below.
“Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.”
ThisPaddington sequel, is directed by directed byPaul Kingfrom a script the director co-wrote with Simon Farnaby. Paddington is one of the classic characters of English children’s literature, who was first introduced in 1958 in the first of a series of books by author Michael Bond. David Heyman is producingPaddington 2, with Rosie Alison and Alexandra Ferguson serving as executive producers. Now that a release date has been set, hopefully we’ll find out 2in the near future.
