Hugh Bonneville announces Paddington UK and Ireland tour for new movie
Hugh Bonneville has announced that Paddington Bear is going a tour of the UK and Ireland... sort of.
To promote the release of Paddington in Peru in November, Studiocanal has revealed Paddington Visit, a series of hand-painted statues that will be situated at benches here, there, and everywhere.
In the short announcement video, Bonneville said: "I am thrilled to reveal we are going to be unveiling a number of benches across the UK, all featuring a statue of our beloved bear.
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"Ahead of the new film, fans, families and friends can sit down and have a chat with the marmalade-loving bear, so watch this space for more information about Paddington…coming to a bench near you!"
You don't have to watch this space for long, as we can reveal some more information right now.
The statues, which will of course see Paddington holding a marmalade sandwich in hand, will be installed in early October at the following places:
Ashby
Birmingham
Bury St Edmunds
Cardiff
Chester
County Mayo
Edinburgh
John O’ Groats
Lanark
Land’s End
Liverpool
London Paddington
London Westfield
Manchester
Newbury
Newtownards
Penrith
Peterborough
Reading
Salisbury
Southampton
Sunderland
York
It's not the only bit of Paddington promotion happening this year, as it was announced back in the summer that cosmetics company Jo Malone had created a very fancy and expensive marmalade cologne.
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For a more traditional way of getting yourself hyped up for Paddington in Peru, you could go and see the first two films on the big screen, as they are getting re-released in cinemas in October.
Meanwhile, Hugh Bonneville has landed his next movie role, in a crime comedy titled Go Away!.
Paddington in Peru opens in cinemas on November 8.
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