Paddington 2, which had its world premiere in London yesterday, will open the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards – Macau (IFFAM) on December 8, the organisers announced at a press conference on Friday.
Paddington 2 is a live-action-cum-computer-generated imagery (CGI) animated adventure comedy film directed by British writer-cum-director Paul King.
According to British media reports, the film is based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by the late British author Michael Bond, who died earlier this year. It is the sequel to the 2014 film Paddington.
UK actors Hugh Bonneville (left) and English actor Hugh Grant pose with a Paddington bear upon arrival to attend the world premiere of the film ‘Paddington 2’ in London yesterday. – AFP