His famous label attached to his duffle coat says, ‘Please look after this bear.’ On the night of 2 March 2025, your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for.” ...

But 2014 and 2017, when the first two films were released, were different times. The third film— Paddington in Peru— arrives in big bad 2025, when Paddington has truly become a cultural behemoth.

However, when Paddington reaches Peru, along with his human family, the Browns, he’s told by the Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman), who runs the home, Aunt Lucy has gone missing.