20 Movies Starring Harry Potter Actors Coming In 2017

20. Paddington 2 – Julie Walters & Jim Broadbent

The part CGI, part live-action adaptation of the Paddington Bear books and cartoons in 2014 certainly struck a chord with cinemagoers and critics alike, raking in an impressive $268 million on a $55 million budget and earning itself a couple of BAFTA nominations too. With a bit of luck its sequel, the not so imaginatively titled Paddington 2, could repeat that success when it’s released next November.

Picking up where the first film ended with the eponymous, marmalade-loving bear adopted into the Brown family, the sequel will be a family-friendly caper involving Paddington’s attempts to recover a stolen book.

Harry Potter alumni Julie Walter and Jim Broadbent will reprise their supporting roles as Mrs. Bird and Mr. Gruber respectively alongside fellow Paddington actors Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins and Peter Capaldi. New cast members include Hugh Grant in the role of a fading actor and Brendan Gleeson as a safecracker who becomes Paddington’s unlikely ally.