The director of the two previous films, Paul King, opted not to direct this third instalment, though he proposed the idea for it and remained involved as an executive producer.
Emily Mortimer replaced Sally Hawkins in the role of Mrs. Brown. In an interview in Variety Sally Hawkins explains why she did not return to the part: Hawkins, who starred in "Paddington" and "Paddington 2", said, "For me, it felt like the right moment to hand the reins to someone else, and it would be hard to find anyone better than the truly wonderful Emily Mortimer. She is exceptionally special. She will capture Mary Brown's essence and make the role her own. I am, and always will be, in love with Paddington's world. I already miss my on- and off-screen family so much — making the first two films was among the finest and most creatively fulfilling times I've had in cinema. They brought me enormous joy, and I will forever hold them very close to my heart."
The film's announcement came before Paddington 2 (2017) had begun shooting or casting.
Michael Bond, the author of Paddington, is featured on a postage stamp.
In the closing credits, Paddington pays a visit to Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant), the villain from Paddington 2 (2017). He presents his tribe to Buchanan, mirroring how he had introduced his fellow inmates to the Browns in the earlier instalment.
Rachel Zegler was originally due to portray Gina Cabot in the film, but was compelled to withdraw from the production due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. She was replaced by newcomer Carla Tous.
Although the title is Paddington in Peru, only the sequences set in Cuzco and Machu Picchu were filmed in that country. The bulk of the tropical scenery was shot in Colombia, where the Colombian Film Commission provides tax incentives as well as access to production services, talent and crew. Consequently, eighty per cent of the shooting outside England took place in Colombia, with the remaining twenty per cent actually filmed in Peru. The production also made use of Black Park, Buckinghamshire — beside Pinewood Studios — and Berrybush Farm to recreate the home of the retired bears. Those production choices sparked an outcry within Peru’s film industry and among fans of the earlier films in the Andean nation.
All three films in the series were released in the United States by different studios. Paddington (2014) was released by The Weinstein Company, Paddington 2 (2017) by Warner Bros. Pictures, and this instalment by Sony Pictures.
In the end credits, when Paddington introduces his friends to Phoenix Buchanan, each companion is named after a London railway station. The friend billed as 'High Barnet' wears an unusually tall hairstyle, a nod to Cockney rhyming slang in which Barnet — from Barnet Fair — means hair.
In Paddington's loft is a photograph of him with Queen Elizabeth II, from their encounter in Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Film (2022), which was first broadcast as part of her 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Simon Farnaby, who co-wrote the story, has a brief cameo as the steward on the aeroplane flying from London to Peru. Farnaby also made cameo appearances in the first two films.
Hugh Bonneville's birthplace is Paddington, in west London.
This is the first Paddington film in which Mr Curry (Peter Capaldi) does not appear.
Marks the feature-length directorial debut of Dougal Wilson.
Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton both portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the television series The Crown (2016), with Colman in series 3 and 4 and Staunton in series 5 and 6.
When dismissing any suggestion that something suspicious might be afoot, the Reverend Mother claims the Lord himself works in 'suspicious' ways (rather than 'mysterious', as the proverb actually runs) and commends Mrs Bird's knowledge of the Scriptures when Mrs Bird corrects her. Given that she is, in truth, a gold-obsessed treasure hunter masquerading as a nun, it is hardly surprising she would not know the text by heart herself.
There is a very short scene after the end credits.
The carousel horse in the Browns' house was crafted by Ian Hunt of UK Gallopers. Hunt provided props and horses for all three films.
The film's cast features two Academy Award winners — Olivia Colman and Jim Broadbent — and three Academy Award nominees — Antonio Banderas, Julie Walters and Imelda Staunton.
Very Beary: Olivia Colman's role immediately prior to appearing in Paddington in Peru was in the television series The Bear.
First film to showcase the 2023 update of Columbia Pictures' 1993 opening ident following a year-long absence; the logo was last seen in Anyone But You (2023).
Emily Mortimer, who portrays Mrs Brown, and Ben Whishaw, who provides Paddington's voice, had earlier appeared together in Mary Poppins Returns (2018), portraying the siblings Jane and Michael Banks.
Ella Bruccoleri, who appears as one of the nuns at the Home for Retired Bears, had earlier portrayed Sister Francis, another nun, in Call the Midwife.
"God moves in a mysterious way," contrary to the reverend mother's suggestion, is not a direct quotation from Scripture. It is the opening line of William Cowper's much-loved hymn, inspired by biblical passages.
Olivia Colman and Jim Broadbent previously co-starred in the 2007 film Hot Fuzz.
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