Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Paul King's film Paddington 2 (2017). The release will be available for purchase on April 24.
Studio synopsis: Following the worldwide hit "Paddington," one of the most successful family films of all time, this much-anticipated sequel finds Paddington (Ben Whishaw) happily settled with the Brown family in London, where he has become a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes.
Reuniting many of the original film's cast while welcoming those in new roles, "Paddington 2" stars Golden Globe nominee Hugh Bonneville ("Downton Abbey"), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine"), three-time Golden Globe nominee Brendan Gleeson ("The Guard," "Into the Storm," "In Bruges"), Oscar nominee Julie Walters ("Billy Elliot," "Educating Rita"), Oscar winner Jim Broadbent ("Iris"), and Oscar winner Peter Capaldi (short, "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life"), with Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winner Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings and a Funeral"), and BAFTA winner Ben Whishaw ("The Hollow Crown") as the voice of Paddington. The starring ensemble also includes Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake") as the voice of Aunt Lucy.
The film was produced by multiple award-winning producer David Heyman (the "Harry Potter" films, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," Oscar nominee for "Gravity"). Serving as executive producers were Rosie Alison, Jeffrey Clifford, Alexandra Ferguson Derbyshire, Ron Halpern, and Didier Lupiter.
Paddington's return to the big screen was again helmed by BAFTA-nominated director Paul King ("Paddington," "Come Fly with Me," "The Mighty Boosh") from a script written by King and Simon Farnaby (Sky TV's "Yonderland," "Mindhorn"), based on the best-selling and internationally adored books by Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear.
A Warner Bros. Pictures and StudioCanal presentation, a Heyday Films Production in association with Anton Capital Entertainment S.C.A., "Paddington 2" is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Special Features:
Paddington: The Bear Truth
How to Make A Marmalade Sandwich
Music Video with Phoenix Buchanan
The Magical Mystery of Paddington's Pop-Up Book
The Browns and Paddington: The Special Bond
Knuckles: A Fistful of Marmalade
The (Once) Famous Faces of Phoenix Buchanan
Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Paul King
*In the United States, the first Paddington film is out on Blu-ray courtesy of Starz/Anchor Bay Home Entertainment. Click here to see our listing and review of this release.