{"id":1120754,"date":"2026-01-31T21:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=521772"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:41:26","slug":"missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Hugh Grant in Paddington 3? 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Yes, audiences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/08\/hugh-grant-paddington-2-vanity-fair-interview.html\">went gaga for Hugh Grant<\/a> as pompous fading actor Phoenix Buchanan in 2017\u2019s <em>Paddington 2<\/em>, but Nicole Kidman as a cutthroat taxidermist in the original 2014 <em>Paddington<\/em> movie is just as bombastically evil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And the third installment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23311556\/paddington-photoshop-into-movies-tv-meme\">Paddington<\/a> movie universe, <em>Paddington in Peru<\/em>, adds another campy villain to the canon \u2014 with a fun twist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">[<strong>Ed. note:<\/strong> This post contains some setup spoilers for <em>Paddington in Peru.<\/em>]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Helmed by Dougal Wilson, taking over from Paul King, who directed the first two installments, <em>Paddington in Peru <\/em>picks up a couple of years after <em>Paddington 2<\/em>. In the years since, there\u2019ve been many changes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2019\/2\/21\/18228914\/paddington-pooh-cg-bears-2018-special-effects\">sweet bear<\/a>\u2019s adoptive family, the Browns. Those include an actor swap for family mother Mary Brown, from Sally Hawkins to Emily Mortimer, and a focus on the kids growing older, and their parents grappling with them preparing to leave the nest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But when Paddington gets a whiff that something might be up with his beloved Aunt Lucy (a bear voiced by Imelda Staunton), the Brown family decides to take a family vacation to Peru. First, they just mean to cheer up Aunt Lucy. But when they arrive at the Home for Retired Bears, where she lives, they learn she\u2019s gone missing. While there, they encounter the suspiciously cheerful Reverend Mother (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2019\/2\/24\/18236661\/the-favourite-story-ending\"><em>The Favourite<\/em><\/a> Oscar-winner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24206920\/wicked-little-letters-netflix-comedy-streaming\"><em>Wicked Little Letters<\/em><\/a> co-star Olivia Colman), who runs the home, and the broodingly handsome Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas), who captains the river boat that the Browns hire to explore the Amazon as they set out to find Lucy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In true Paddington movie fashion, both these comically exaggerated personalities spark suspicions and suggest villainy. However, what makes<em> Paddington in Peru<\/em> particularly fun is that there are reasons to doubt both of them, and wonder which one is <em>really<\/em> the villain. Sure, Hunter is talking to ghosts in his head about his insatiable desire for gold, and how he\u2019ll stop at nothing to make his conquistador ancestors proud. But what the heck is up with the Reverend Mother and her mysterious secret room?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment-2.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Banderas as a riverboat captain, one hand on a phonograph, as he squints into the sunlight from Paddington in Peru\" title=\"Antonio Banderas as a riverboat captain, one hand on a phonograph, as he squints into the sunlight from Paddington in Peru\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Paddington in Peru<\/em> smashes an archaeological adventure into a family escapade, because apparently, Paddington has a clue that\u2019s vital to finding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2020\/4\/1\/21202735\/the-road-to-el-dorado-characters-memes-dreamworks-movies\">lost city of El Dorado<\/a>. Sure! Stranger things have happened in the Paddington world, to be totally honest. And a proper Paddington take on a well-trodden genre is as scrumptious as a marmalade sandwich. It\u2019s also amusing to see the Brown family out of their comfort zone in London&nbsp;\u2014 some of the movie\u2019s best jokes come from the juxtaposition of their sedentary city living with the calamity that comes with a jungle adventure gone wrong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Still, the dueling maybe-villains provide the most gags. Banderas and Colman both have amazing comedic timing, and know how to fully sell their characters\u2019 exaggerated screen personalities. Colman in particular does a smashing job of keeping the same unnerving smile plastered on her face the entire time. For instance, she gently tells the Browns\u2019 housekeeper Mrs. Bird (Julie Walters) that she <em>does<\/em> in fact have a secret room behind a pipe organ, but no, she cannot possibly tell Mrs. Bird what is behind it \u2014&nbsp;because it\u2019s a <em>secret<\/em>. All while smiling without a break.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Since there are few characters outside Reverend Mother, Hunter Cabot, and the Brown family, there\u2019s not as much room for the signature Paddington sweetness, wherein the adorable bear can melt the heart of even the toughest thug in prison with his big brown eyes and unflappably polite manners. But what <em>Paddington in Peru<\/em> lacks in that department, it makes up for with humor, with some of the funniest moments in the franchise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Unlike the previous Paddington movies, where it\u2019s pretty clear from the get-go who the Big Bad is (even if Paddington and his family don\u2019t realize it until long after the audience), Wilson doesn\u2019t reveal the <em>real<\/em> villain until the movie\u2019s final act. That isn\u2019t simply a lazy gotcha plot twist, or a move meant to obscure anyone\u2019s true motives; it just means we get two hilarious antagonists for the price of one, going back and forth on who\u2019s more villain-y. Their grandiose performances, coupled with the general fish-out-of-water hijinks of the buttoned-up Brown family exploring the jungle, and the sheer hilarity of a setting where \u201cHome for Retired Bears\u201d is a real thing no one questions, packs <em>Paddington in Peru<\/em> full of giggles. While it doesn\u2019t hit as emotionally hard as the other movies, it\u2019s still a beary good time with its cackling, cartoony villains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Paddington in Peru<em> is out in theaters on Feb. 14.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/opinion\/521772\/paddington-in-peru-villains-review-good\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paddington movies are full of whimsical joy because of the polite and wonderful bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) at their center \u2014 and also because of the absolutely over-the-top villains who scheme against him. Yes, audiences went gaga for Hugh Grant as pompous fading actor Phoenix Buchanan in 2017\u2019s Paddington 2, but Nicole Kidman as a cutthroat taxidermist in the original 2014 Paddington movie is just as bombastically evil.&nbsp; And the third installment of the Paddington movie universe, Paddington in Peru, adds another campy villain to the canon \u2014 with a fun twist.&nbsp; [Ed. note: This post contains some setup spoilers for Paddington in Peru.]&nbsp; Helmed by Dougal Wilson, taking over from Paul King, who directed the first two installments, Paddington in Peru picks&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/missing-hugh-grant-in-paddington-3-dont-worry-his-successors-understood-the-assignment\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1120755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1120754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Missing Hugh Grant in Paddington 3? 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