Weinstein Shifts ‘Paddington’ to Christmas Day Movies | By Todd Cunningham on June 10, 2014 Weinstein Shifts Paddington to Christmas Day The live-action-CGI hybrid tale, with Colin Firth voicing the famous bear, had been set for Dec. 12 The Weinstein Co. has pushed the release of its family film “Paddington” back a couple of weeks to Christmas Day, the studio said Tuesday. The live-action-CGI hybrid film, from “Gravity” and “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman, features Colin Firth (“The Kings Speech”) as the voice of the famous bear from the classic childrens book series, which has sold more than 30 million copies. Sally Hawkins will play Mrs. Mary Brown and Nicole Kidman will be the evil taxidermist Millicent in “Paddington,” which also stars Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Julie Walters. Paul King makes his directing debut on the film, which follows a bear lost in Londons Paddington Station with just a floppy hat and his suitcase. It had been scheduled for Dec. 12. That put it a week ahead of two other family-targeting films, Sonys musical “Annie” and Foxs “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” as well as “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” The new date means it will go up against several holiday openers, but will be the only film targeting young kids debuting that day. Universals Angelina Jolie-directed “Unbroken,” Paramounts “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” the Disney musical “Into the Woods” and Sonys untitled Cameron Crowe project are all currently set to open Christmas Day.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:51:21 +0000
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