30 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Still To Come In 2017 - Ranked

23. Paddington 2

Paddington Ben Whishaw
StudioCanal

Release Date: November 10th

Billed As:

The return of the most unexpectedly delightful characters of the past few years. Terribly British, of course.

Hype:

If you're looking for a gentle, adorable way to ease into the festive period, look no further than the Paddington sequel, which will take everything that made the original such a delight and hopefully turn it up a notch.

The cast has been boosted out by the additions of Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson, and while the plot - Paddington's pop-up book is stolen - is so twee it almost feels like self-parody, it's no more than a carefully chosen frame to allow the real substance and charm to show.

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