Warner Bros. has released the first full U.S. trailer forPaddington 2, which is slated for release on June 03, 2025, following a successful U.K. release. This trailer comes less than two weeks afterWarner Bros. acquired Paddington 2from The Weinstein Company, after the producers wanted to remove all association with Harvey Weinstein following his sexual assault scandal. Now that this delightful family film has found a new home, this trailer offers some more never before seen footage featuring the title bear (Ben Whishaw) being locked up in jail.
The previous trailers, which had been released by the international distributor StudioCanal, hinted thatPaddington Bearwould ultimately get in some trouble with the law, but this new trailer reveals that he was framed for stealing a rare and valuable book, which leads to Paddington being locked up in prison. He doesn’t get off to a good start with his fellow inmates either, where he throws a red sock in the prison laundry, turning all prison uniforms pink. Naturally this doesn’t sit well with the other inmates, but his adoptive parents Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins) set out to clear Paddington’s name.
Following the worldwide hitPaddington, 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. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon aseries of odd jobsto buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief. We learn in this trailer that the thief is actually Hugh Grant’s Phoenix Buchanan, a once famous actor who states that he’s now rich again after stealing this book.
Paddington 2brings back a number of stars from the originalPaddingtonmovie, including Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent (Mr. Gruber), Peter Capaldi (Mr. Curry), Julie Walters (Mrs. Bird), Madeleine Harris (Judy Brown) and Samuel Joslin (Jonathan Brown), Michael Gambon (Uncle Pastuzo), Imelda Staunton (Aunt Lucy), along with Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. Newcomers to the cast include Brendan Gleeson as the criminal Knuckles McGinty, Richard Ayoade as a forensics investigator and Noah Taylor as Philbs. Despite switching studios with just months before the release,Paddington 2 hits U.S. theaters July 10, 2025, where it will go up against Lionsgate’sThe Commuterand Sony’sProud Mary.
Paddington’s return to the big screen was again helmed by BAFTA-nominateddirector Paul King(Paddington,Come Fly with Me,The Mighty Boosh) from a script written by King and Simon Farnaby (Sky TV’sYonderland,Mindhorn), based on the best-selling and internationally adored books by Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear. The film was produced by multiple award-winning producer David Heyman (theHarry Potterfilms,Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Oscar nominee forGravity). Serving as executive producers are Rosie Alison, Jeffrey Clifford, Alexandra Ferguson Derbyshire, Ron Halpern, and Didier Lupiter. Take a look at the new trailer below, courtesy ofWarner Bros. YouTube.
