The film “Paddington 2”, made in 2017, gives us an enjoyable adventure-comedy story about a bear named Paddington, who lives with the Brown family. Paddington is looking to buy a perfect gift for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday but faces trouble when it gets stolen. This article looks into the locations where the film was shot, portrays who played which character, and unveils some intriguing facts about the movie.
Where it Filmed?
Paddington 2 was filmed at various charming locations. The Kilmainham Gaol Museum in Dublin, Ireland was one. Other sites included the hustle and bustle of Portobello Road and the neighborhood of Little Venice, both in London, England, UK. The scenic Chalcot Crescent in Primrose Hill, London, and the historical HM Prison Shepton Mallet in Somerset, England, UK were additional filming locations. The filming spanned several dates, starting on 17th October 2016 and ending on 28th June 2017. Some specific shooting times were between 2nd April to 7th April 2017 and 22nd June to 27th June 2017.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Gambon | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) |
| Imelda Staunton | Aunt Lucy (voice) |
| Ben Whishaw | Paddington (voice) |
| Madeleine Harris | Judy Brown |
| Samuel Joslin | Jonathan Brown |
| Sally Hawkins | Mary Brown |
| Hugh Bonneville | Henry Brown |
| Julie Walters | Mrs Bird |
| Marie-France Alvarez | Mademoiselle Dubois |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | Dr Jafri |
| Ben Miller | Colonel Lancaster |
| Jessica Hynes | Miss Kitts |
| Robbie Gee | Mr Barnes |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Insurance Company C.E.O. |
| Alex Jordan | Steve Visby |
| Stewart Gilchrist | Chakrabatics Instructor |
| Jim Broadbent | Mr Gruber |
| Enzo Squillino Jr. | Mr Giuseppe |
| Tom Conti | Judge Gerald Biggleswade |
| Sam Payne | Nelson |
| Catherine Shepherd | Nelson’s Mother |
| Louis Partridge | G-Man |
| Hugh Grant | Phoenix Buchanan |
| Peter Capaldi | Mr Curry |
| Claire Keelan | Police Officer |
| Shola Adewusi | First Ms Peters |
| Nadine Marshall | Second Ms Peters |
| Geoffrey Lumb | Second Police Officer |
| Meera Syal | Prosecutor |
| Richard Ayoade | Forensic Investigator |
| Michael Mears | Clerk of the Court |
| Kobna Holdbrook-Smith | Warden Walker |
| Tom Davis | T-Bone |
| Noah Taylor | Phibs |
| Aaron Neil | Spoon |
| Nicholas Lumley | Famer Jack |
| Virgile Elana | Charley Rumble |
| Jamie Demetriou | The Professor |
| Brendan Gleeson | Knuckles McGinty |
| Jennie Legat | The First Madame Kozlova |
| Tim Fitzhigham | Magician |
| Gus Brown | St Paul’s Tour Guide |
| Simon Farnaby | Barry the Security Guard |
| Jean Evans | Elderly Nun in St Pauls |
| Dan Antopolski | Second St Paul’s Guard |
| Robert Stevenson | Jimmy the Snitch |
| Geoff Banks | Squeaky Pete |
| Emeson Nwolie | Double Bass Bob |
| Deepak Anand | Mad Dog |
| Stephen McDade | Johnny Cashpoint |
| Cal McCrystal | Sir Geoffrey Wilcott |
| Joanna Lumley | Felicity Fanshawe |
| Joel Fry | Postman |
| Kya Garwood | Felicity Fanshawe’s Assistant |
| Justin Edwards | Dozy Policeman |
| David Sant | Steward |
| Maggie Steed | Gertrude Biggleswade |
| Tobago Crusoe | Vocals: Calypso Band |
| Tobago and D’Lime | |
| Miguel Antonio Barradas | Steelpan and Percussion: Calypso Band |
| Tobago and D’Lime | |
| Tim Cansfield | Guitar: Calypso Band |
| Tobago and D’Lime | |
| Felix Ruiz | Piano: Calypso Band |
| Tobago and D’Lime | |
| Chris Storr | Trumpet: Calypso Band |
| Tobago and D’Lime | |
| Remi-Lawal Abiola | Windsor Gardens Resident (uncredited) |
| Omar Alboukharey | St Paul’s Tourist (uncredited) |
| Raj Awasti | Steam Fair Visitor (uncredited) |
| Mohan Banerji | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Michael Barron | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Doug Berry | Funfair Goer (uncredited) |
| Patrice Bevans | Market Shopper (uncredited) |
| Kishore Bhatt | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| David J Biscoe | Priest (uncredited) |
| James Black | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Adrian Bronin | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Ross Carter | Commuter (uncredited) |
| Clare Cashion | Insurance Worker (uncredited) |
| Ricky Champ | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Peter Coe | Courtroom Gallery (uncredited) |
| Pamela Betsy Cooper | Circus Goer (uncredited) |
| Richard Cooper | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Myke Cotton | Warden (uncredited) |
| Raymond Dunbar | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Julian Essex-Spurrier | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Anthony Tim Forde | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Amii Freeman | Market Shopper (uncredited) |
| Joe Gallucci | Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Clive De-Halton Gibson | Spiegeltent Police (uncredited) |
| Scarlet Grace | Girl (uncredited) |
| Jim Hanner | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Ian Harrod | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Robby D Haynes | Dog Owner |
| Great Dane (uncredited) | |
| Pete Buzzsaw Holland | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jermaine Humes | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Ty Hurley | Clergyman (uncredited) |
| Danny Jackson | Market Trader (uncredited) |
| James Jackson | Market Trader (uncredited) |
| Yasmin J. James | Fairground Goer (uncredited) |
| Alpa Joshi | London Asian Woman (uncredited) |
| Jackson Kai | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Phelim Kelly | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Elsie Kibue | Nun (uncredited) |
| Tom Knight | Hair Dye Guy (uncredited) |
| Adam Lake | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| William Lee | Prisoner / Dancer (uncredited) |
| Carl Lindquist | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Sid Man | Court Usher (uncredited) |
| Fred Martin | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Kenny-Lee Mbanefo | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Paul A Munday | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Hiten Patel | Office Executive (uncredited) |
| Jag Patel | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Tom Pitiris | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Javone Prince | Prison Guard 2 (uncredited) |
| Matilda Pugh | Market Trader (uncredited) |
| Rishi Kris Rai | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Ramnarine | Market Shopper Near the Barbers (uncredited) |
| Deborah Rock | Pullman Passenger (uncredited) |
| Stephen Rogers | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jake Samuels | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Maurice Sardison | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Vinita Satchit | Asian Lady (uncredited) |
| Steve Saunders | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Krishan Sharda | Person at Fun Fair (uncredited) |
| Janette Sharpe | Steam Fair Visitor (uncredited) |
| Tamara Sharpe | Nun (uncredited) |
| Karen Smyth | Nigerian Church coach trip party (uncredited) |
| Monty Stewart | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Daniel Stisen | Bank Robber (uncredited) |
| Alexis Strum | Businesswoman (uncredited) |
| David Sullivan | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Fran Targ | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Peter Theobalds | Fairground Worker (uncredited) |
| Dywayne Thomas | St Paul’s Passerby (uncredited) |
| Jessica Wai Sum Tong | Insurance Worker (uncredited) |
| Lindsay Townley | Office worker (uncredited) |
| Nadia Townsend | Steam Fair Visitor (uncredited) |
| Nicki Vickery | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Stuart Whelan | Juror (uncredited) |
| Tom Whelehan | Killer’s Pursuer / Russian Circus Stage Hand (uncredited) |
| Arthur Wilde | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Gavin Wilkinson | Dancing Convict (uncredited) |
| David John William Williams | Insurance Broker (uncredited) |
| Samuel Williams | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jason Wright | Prisoner (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie was directed by Paul King, who also took part in the writing along with Simon Farnaby and Michael Bond.
- The main voices characters in the movie were Michael Gambon as Uncle Pastuzo, Imelda Staunton as Aunt Lucy, and Ben Whishaw as Paddington.
- Other casts include Madeleine Harris as Judy Brown, Samuel Joslin as Jonathan Brown, Sally Hawkins as Mary Brown, and Hugh Bonneville as Henry Brown.
- The movie was nominated for three BAFTA Film Awards and won an impressive 15 other awards. It received 49 other nominations.
- The movie received a significant amount of reviews, with 318 user reviews and 412 critic reviews.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Dublin, Ireland
- Latitude: 53.34187009999999
- Longitude: -6.309804799999999
- Place ID: ChIJbXwkCloMZ0gRO3zBD1Jo1Bg
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 RK28, Ireland
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Location Name: Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.5164705
- Longitude: -0.2053879
- Place ID: EhlQb3J0b2JlbGxvIFJkLCBMb25kb24sIFVLIi4qLAoUChIJh_is0x0QdkgRBejvKoP9bnQSFAoSCaGjzdDiD3ZIEUrqNPLg5iCQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Portobello Rd, London, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: Chalcot Crescent, Primrose Hill, London, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.5405041
- Longitude: -0.156142
- Place ID: ChIJ4RMvO-kadkgRQFhlAeX9UsA
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Chalcot Cres, London NW1, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: HM Prison Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.1900498
- Longitude: -2.5432119
- Place ID: ChIJG9Zh7vQkckgRExuIM6Q1zDM
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Frithfield Ln, Shepton Mallet BA4 5FQ, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: Little Venice, London, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.5234835
- Longitude: -0.1838854
- Place ID: ChIJi6syXa8adkgRUc3tOQooqnQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Little Venice, London, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
