The much-anticipated official trailer for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War has arrived and it’s two-minutes of sheer bliss for Avengers fans. The studio also confirmed the basic details of the plot with the release of the official synopsis. Of special note is the inclusion of the “deadliest showdown” wording in the plot description, signaling the potential loss of one of the superheroes.
The trailer shows all the players in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are involved in the battle to take down Thanos (Josh Brolin) before he can complete the Infinity Gauntlet and take over the galaxy. The action-adventure film was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, and Stan Lee executive produced, with Kevin Feige producing.
The cast includes Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, and Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord. Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Karen Gillian as Nebula, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Dave Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, and Paul Bettany as Vision also star in one of the comic book world’s most epic productions.
Marvel Studios is launching Avengers: Infinity War in theaters on May 4, 2018.
The Avengers: Infinity War Plot: An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
The CW’s Arrow’s portion of the “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover event begins with the gathering of heroes deciding to interrogate their Nazi prisoner. He removes his mask and it’s revealed he’s Thea’s other brother (and Oliver’s best friend), Tommy Merlin. Earth-1’s Tommy died and Oliver (Stephen Amell), stunned to see this Tommy, asks to speak to him alone.
Elsewhere in S.T.A.R. Labs, the group tries to figure out whether these Nazis are anachronisms caused by the Legends screwing with time. Harry (Tom Cavanagh) reveals they’re probably from Earth 53, also known as Earth-X. On that Earth, the Nazis won the war and have taken over the world. These Nazis have now come to this Earth to wipe out the heroes.
Tommy and Oliver discuss the alternate versions of themselves, and Tommy explains they’re all born into the Reich and don’t have any choice about what to do with their lives on Earth-X. Tommy is a true believer and assures Oliver that everyone he cares about will die horribly. He then kills himself before giving up any answers.
Dark Flash (Cavanagh) is at odds with Dark Supergirl aka Overgirl (Melissa Benoist) and Dark Arrow (Amell), as they’re known on Earth-X. It also turns out Overgirl and Dark Arrow are a couple.
Meanwhile, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) explains to Oliver she doesn’t want to be married to anyone. Oliver continues to insist he loves her and wants to marry her. Although Felicity assures Oliver she loves him, she’s adamant she wants to leave their relationship just the way it is now.
Jax (Franz Drameh) and Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber) have a heart-to-heart, and Jax admits he thinks of Martin as his father. He’s torn up over Dr. Stein leaving #TeamLegends. Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Kara also have a heart-to-heart over Alex’s breakup with Maggie. Alex reassures her sister she did the right thing and that if she really wants to have children, she was right in moving on.
Felicity’s also in the mood to reveal her feelings, telling Iris (Candice Patton) that her engagement to Oliver led to her being shot and that was the end of them. She doesn’t want that to happen again. As they talk, they spot the Nazis breaking into Dayton Optical Systems.
Arrow and Supergirl finally come face to face with their evil Earth-X doppelgängers, while The Flash (Grant Gustin) is astonished to see Earth-1’s Eobard Thawne (Cavanagh). With time travel, anything is possible according to Eobard. Overgirl taunts Supergirl, calling her weak, and Dark Arrow says his allegiance is to the fatherland and his wife, indicating Overgirl.
Arrow fires a kryptonite arrow at Overgirl, but she catches it before it does much damage. Still, that causes Supergirl to wonder why Arrow would have a kryptonite arrow in the first place. Dark Arrow and Overgirl send Supergirl off to save civilians, and Arrow hitches a ride with The Flash to help with the rescue. This is all a diversion so that #TeamEarth-X can take the prism they stole from Dayton Optical Systems away.
Felicity, Harry, and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) explain what the prism is and that it can be used to create a stable fusion reaction. That means it can be converted to a neutron bomb. Barry explains to the group that Earth-X’s villains include an evil Kara and an evil Oliver, as well as Eobard Thawne. They need to figure out where the Nazis are hiding and determine they can use Overgirl’s blood off Oliver’s arrow to track her.
Eobard is worried Earth-X’s Oliver will choose his wife over the Reich. Overgirl assures Eobard she’ll make sure Oliver makes the right choice, if and when the time comes.
Barry confesses to Iris that he’s been looking for closure but every time he sees Eobard, he thinks about his mother dying. Oliver interrupts to remind him they’re fighting their way through this together. Barry still thinks Oliver and Felicity are meant to be married. Oliver’s not sure. Of course, that’s when Felicity arrives to say they’ve found the Nazis.
Our heroes suit up and prepare for battle. It’s wall-to-wall Nazis inside the building, but they agree Overgirl has to be taken out of action first.
Felicity, Iris, Harry, and Caitlin man the command center. Mick (Dominic Purcell) is also hanging out there since he didn’t realize the team left to do battle. (He was busy eating.)
The battle’s underway inside the factory with lots of fighting going on between our heroes and the Nazis. However, Dark Arrow is missing from the action. It turns out he’s made his way to S.T.A.R. Labs while the heroes are being kept busy with Nazi soldiers. Overgirl leads the attack.
Mick takes on Dark Arrow and then Killer Frost tries to freeze his arm. #TeamArrow arrives to help, but Dark Arrow proves to be incredibly strong.
Over at the factory, the Nazis are down but Dark Flash and Overgirl are still in the fight. They’ve also got Metallo on their side, leaving our heroes outgunned. They’re taken prisoner, chained to a platform, with restraining collars around their necks. Eobard taunts Barry but Overgirl and Dark Arrow make him stop.
Overgirl’s having a difficult time standing and there’s something causing her an incredible amount of pain. Dark Arrow quietly reminds her they found what they need and it will be over soon. (There’s some real sizzling heat between Dark Arrow and Overgirl.)
It turns out what they need is Kara in order to save Overgirl’s life because she’s been exposed to too much solar radiation. Kara’s heart will save Overgirl. They stole the prism so they could weaken Kara to cut into her. Oliver threatens to kill Dark Arrow, but Dark Arrow knows the heroes won’t hurt them. Metallo zaps the chained-up gang.
The gang wake up to find they’ve been taken to Earth-X and placed in a large cage.
The CW’s Supergirl season three episode eight served as the first part of the four-way superhero crossover event featuring characters from The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and Supergirl. “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1” airing November 27, 2017 begins in a lighthearted manner with Legends, Arrow, and Supergirl teams RSVPing for Barry and Iris’ wedding.
Kara’s +1 turns out to be her sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), after the devastating discovery that Mon-El is now married. The women gather for wine and manicures while Barry (Grant Gustin) and his Best Man/mentor Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) try on their tuxedos. During the fitting, Barry admits he wants Oliver to follow suit and ask Felicity to marry him. Oliver’s not sure that’s a wise idea.
Meanwhile over at S.T.A.R. Labs, Harry (Tom Cavanagh) and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) have created a cure – with help from Caitlin (who they don’t credit) – for Firestorm that will return Jax (Franz Drameh) and Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber) to their normal selves. Neither will have superpowers so Firestorm will no longer exist. Jax looks upset at the possibility he’ll no longer be a member of the Legends.
The rehearsal dinner arrives and everyone mingles, letting their hair down and relaxing a bit. Alex hits it off with Sara Lance (Caity Lotz) and there’s some serious flirting going on. Martin tells Jax he’s come up with a formula that’s sort of Spider-Manish, but mostly not. All it will do will let him stick to things, without the webslinger’s other cool powers. But, at least it will allow him to return to the Legends team.
Elsewhere at the party, Kara (Melissa Benoist) tells Barry about Mon-El and how their relationship is over due to the fact Mon-El is married. Barry is sorry to hear about that, but he has a favor to ask of Kara that doesn’t involve donning a superhero suit.
Joe (Jesse L Martin) gives a toast, Sara and Alex make out, and Oliver takes Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) aside to ask her to marry him. She loudly declines the proposal, declaring she doesn’t want to marry him.
The wedding day arrives and everyone looks terrific. Even Mick Rory (Dominic Purcell) is on his best behavior – or as close to it as possible. After learning her sister slept with Sara, Kara sings as the bride walks down the aisle. (Backing up a bit, there’s a weird scene with a waitress who seems to know Barry but he doesn’t recognize her. Fans believe she could possibly be Iris and Barry’s daughter from the future.)
The wedding’s interrupted by Nazis, causing all the heroes to express their hatred for white supremacists before shedding their civilian demeanor to switch into superhero mode. Fighting breaks out, The Flash stops bullets from striking his friends and wedding guests, and Harry tries to clear the room. Arrow, Supergirl, and the Legends teams spring into action. Alex and Sara prove to be a killer duo as they beat up Nazis while Supergirl takes on an evil version of herself as Arrow fights his own evil doppelganger. Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) is called into the action, as is Vibe.
Our heroes win – for now – and Kid Flash (Keiynan Lonsdale) is charged with taking Joe (Jesse L Martin) to safety. Mick wipes the memories of all the non-superhero guests. Cisco’s hurt and is out of commission for a while, and they all realize this fight isn’t over yet. However, they have captured one Nazi.
They discuss the purpose of the attack and decide it was to kill all of Earth’s heroes in order to “Make Earth Aryan Again.” They reiterate how much they hate Nazis.
Love, Simon, based on Becky Albertalli’s critically acclaimed bestselling novel Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, is heading to the screen in 2018 and 20th Century Fox has unveiled the first teaser trailer and poster. The coming-of-age love story was adapted by Isaac Aptaker (The Neighbors, This Is Us) and Elizabeth Berger (Grandfathered, This Is Us) and directed by Greg Berlanti. Nick Robinson (Melissa & Joey) takes on the titular character in the groundbreaking gay love story.
In addition to Nick Robinson, Love, Simon‘s cast includes Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse), Jorge Lendeborg (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Miles Heizer (The Stanford Prison Experiment), Keiynan Lonsdale (The Flash), Logan Miller (The Walking Dead), Jennifer Garner (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), Tony Hale (Veep), and Josh Duhamel (Transformers: The Lst Knight). Duhamel also starred in director Greg Berlanti’s 2010 romantic comedy, Life as We Know It.
Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen produced the PG-13 romantic film. 20th Century Fox is planning a March 16, 2018 theatrical release.
Commenting on the film adaptation of her novel, author Becky Albertalli assured her readers the movie is faithful to her book. “It really is,” explained Albertalli on her official website. “I had the opportunity to see an early version of the film, and it blew me away. It’s not a scene-by-scene adaptation of the book (nor would we want it to be), but it’s very similar, and it perfectly captures the heart of Simon’s story. I’m completely in love with this adaptation, and I know my readers will be thrilled with it.”
The Plot: Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. Directed by Greg Berlanti (Dawson’s Creek, Brothers & Sisters), Love, Simon is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love.
William Shatner, Jeff Dye, Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler, and George Foreman in ‘Better Late Than Never’ season 2 (Photo by Rico Torres / NBC)
NBC’s popular comedy series Better Late Than Never will return to kick off season two on January 1, 2018. The series will once again follow Henry Winkler, William Shatner, George Foreman, Terry Bradshaw, and Jeff Dye as they trot around the globe, crossing off items from their bucket lists. The network’s also planning a special December 11, 2017 preview before the series’ second season officially launches.
According to NBC, season two will find the friends traveling to cities including Munich, Berlin, Lithuania, Sweden, Barcelona, Madrid, and Morocco. The second season will begin with a special two-hour premiere airing 9-11 pm ET/PT before settling into its 9-10pm slot on January 8, 2018.
“Better Late Than Never has given me the opportunity of a lifetime to travel all over the world with four incredible guys,” said Henry Winkler, star and executive producer. “I can’t wait for viewers to join us for season two and experience all the laughs and adventures we have in each of the spectacular cities we visited.”
Better Late Than Never earned the #1 spot among new series over the summer of 2016 among the four major networks. In addition to Winkler, the series is executive produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Jason Ehrlich, Lisa Higgins, Alex Katz, Tina Bachmann, Tim Crescenti, and Chul Yeon Kim.
Better Late Than Never Season 2 Details: Navigating their way through seven cities and five countries, the five friends will immerse themselves in the culture, customs and traditions of each new destination. They will sample crazy culinary delicacies, participate in Oktoberfest in Munich, celebrate World Pride Day, ride camels in the middle of the Sahara Desert and face off against a bull in the oldest matador ring in Madrid.
Trip highlights also include meeting popular ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus in Sweden and joining him for a surprise performance for hundreds of adoring fans, exploring the African gateway city of Morocco by motorbike, leaving their mark on the historic Berlin Wall, parasailing in Barcelona and much more.
Comedy abounds, from the five getting lost in Russia, Dye helping Bradshaw get “beach ready” in Barcelona with a body wax, picnicking in a nude park in Munich and recreating their own “Julie Andrews – The Hills Are Alive” moment from the iconic scene in The Sound of Music.
Their international travels also include moving and heartfelt moments as a few cast members reconnect with their pasts, from Winkler retracing the path of family members in Berlin, some of whom were killed in Auschwitz, to Foreman’s emotional meeting with the Lithuanian family of the man who launched his legendary career.
Special guest stars, including David Hasselhoff and Al Roker, as well as other surprises add to the fun as the five men experience incredible adventure, engaging camaraderie and amazing destinations around the world.
Tom Hanks (as Ben Bradlee) and Meryl Streep (as Kay Graham) in Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘The Post’ (Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise)
Members of the National Board of Review threw their support behind the dramatic film, The Post, awarding it Best Film, Best Actor (Tom Hanks), and Best Actress (Meryl Streep) wins. However, Steven Spielberg lost out to Lady Bird‘s Greta Gerwig in the Best Director category.
“The Post is a beautifully crafted film that deeply resonates at this moment in time. We are so thrilled to award it our best film as well as to honor the wonderfully talented Greta Gerwig as our Best Director,” stated NBR President Annie Schulhof.
According to the National Board of Review, 265 films were screened by their membership which is made up of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students. The NBR award winners will be recognized during an awards gala set for January 9, 2018 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
National Board of Review Award Winners:
Best Film: THE POST
Best Director: Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD
Best Actor: Tom Hanks, THE POST
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, THE POST
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, THE FLORIDA PROJECT
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, PHANTOM THREAD
Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, THE DISASTER ARTIST
Best Animated Feature: COCO
Breakthrough Performance: Timothée Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Best Directorial Debut: Jordan Peele, GET OUT
Best Foreign Language Film: FOXTROT
Best Documentary: JANE
Best Ensemble: GET OUT
Spotlight Award: WONDER WOMAN, Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: LET IT FALL: LOS ANGELES 1982-1992
Top Films
BABY DRIVER
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
THE DISASTER ARTIST
DOWNSIZING
DUNKIRK
THE FLORIDA PROJECT
GET OUT
LADY BIRD
LOGAN
PHANTOM THREAD
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
FRANTZ
LOVELESS
SUMMER 1993
THE SQUARE
Top 5 Documentaries
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
BRIMSTONE & GLORY
ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS
FACES PLACES
HELL ON EARTH: THE FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS
Top 10 Independent Films
BEATRIZ AT DINNER
BRIGSBY BEAR
A GHOST STORY
LADY MACBETH
LOGAN LUCKY
LOVING VINCENT
MENASHE
NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER
PATTI CAKE$
WIND RIVER
Sarah Gilman at Disney’s “Tomorrowland” premiere. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney)
Sarah Gilman (Last Man Standing) and Sarah Jeffrey (Shades of Blue) are starring in a live-action Daphne and Velma film, with Jeffrey playing Daphne Blake and Gilman playing Velma Dinkley. Production’s underway with Warner Bros. Television Group’s digital studio Blue Ribbon Content, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is eyeing a 2018 release.
According to Warner Bros., Daphne and Velma reimagines the origins of Mystery Inc’s female duo.
Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions is producing with Blue Ribon Content. Suzi Yoonessi is directing from a script by Kyle Mack and Caitlin Meares. Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Tisdale, Amy Kim, Jaime Burke, and Suzi Yoonessi are producing.
“Blondie Girl is committed to telling stories from a female perspective and we could not be more thrilled to give Daphne and Velma their own story,” stated Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Tisdale. “It’s so exciting to partner with Warner Home Entertainment and Blue Ribbon Content to introduce a new generation to the smart, charismatic, fearless females that we all know and love.”
“We wanted to give the audience a new take on these two familiar faces, who are fan favorites in the Scooby-Doo universe,” said Peter Girardi, Executive Vice President, Blue Ribbon Content & Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Warner Bros. Animation. “Daphne and Velma are two iconic and strong female characters, and this latest adventure of theirs will be both inspiring and entertaining for the audience.”
The Plot: Before their eventual team-up with Scooby and the gang, bright & optimistic Daphne and whip-smart & analytical Velma are both mystery-solving teens who are best friends but have only met online – until now. Daphne has just transferred to Velma’s school, Ridge Valley High, an incredible tech-savvy institute with all the latest gadgets provided by the school’s benefactor, tech billionaire Tobias Bloom. And while competition is fierce among the students for a coveted internship at Bloom Innovative, Daphne and Velma dig beyond all the gadgets and tech to investigate what is causing some of the brightest students in school to disappear – only to emerge again in a zombie-fied state.
The CW’s Supernatural season 13 episode seven found Lucifer back on earth but with diminished powers, thanks to Michael. Lucifer’s still scary enough to force angels who are fighting Castiel to flee. It appears Lucifer’s ready to team up with Castiel, since they both care about Jack, after Lucifer learns Jack is missing. Unfortunately, Asmodeus grabs the pair before they can do any real hunting for Jack.
Meanwhile, Sam and Dean work on a witch killing case and have a run-in with Arthur Ketch who has disguised himself as his twin brother, Alexander. Arthur/Alexander’s given up on the British Men of Letters and is searching for Rowena who has a charm that will bring him back to life. The charm needs to be recharged or else he’ll really die next time someone kills him.
Up next, season 13 episode eight titled “The Scorpion and the Frog” and airing November 30, 2017. Robert Singer directs from a script by Meredith Glynn. The season 13 cast includes Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam, Misha Collins as Castiel, Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer, Alexander Calvert as Jack, and Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester.
“The Scorpion and the Frog” Plot: THE BIG HEIST – Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) agree to steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus (guest star David Cubitt), in exchange for a locater spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.
The Season 13 Plot: The exciting journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its thirteenth season. Sam and Dean have encountered every kind of supernatural threat, facing down monsters, demons, and gods. Saving people, hunting things, and keeping the world safe. In the show’s twelfth season, the Winchesters were reunited with their long-dead mother, and joined forces with the British arm of the Men of Letters. But things turned from bad to worse, with the return of Lucifer and the surprising revelation that the Devil is expecting a child. Now, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a creature of almost unimaginable power… one that could save the world… or destroy it.
NBC’s set the lineup of hosts and musical guests for the December 2017 episodes of Saturday Night Live. Two-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Brooklyn) will take the SNL stage as host for the first time on December 2, 2017. Ronan’s currently starring in Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, delivering a buzzed-about performance that could possibly lead to her third Oscar nomination.
The December 2nd episode will be an Irish-centric one as Ronan hosts and U2 is on board as the musical guest. U2 will be making their fourth appearance on SNL. The band’s set to release their 14th album, Songs of Experience, on December 1st. They also have the “eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE” North American tour scheduled to kick off in May 2018.
The Disaster Artist director and star James Franco will handle hosting duties on December 9th. The December episode will mark Franco’s fourth time taking on the SNL hosting gig. James Franco will be joined on December 9th by musical guest SZA. SZA’s Ctrl hit the #3 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart and has been certified gold.
New Saturday Night Live December episodes will finish up with Kevin Hart set to host on December 16th. Hart will be making his third appearance as the Saturday Night Live host just days prior to the release of his new action comedy, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The Jumanji sequel was directed by Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher) and stars Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, and Nick Jonas. In addition to his film work, Hart’s keeping busy with his comedy tour, “The Irresponsible Tour.”
The December 16th episode will feature musical guests, the Foo Fighters. Foo Fighters will be entertaining the SNL audience for the seventh time, and will be supporting their most recent album, Concrete and Gold, released on September 15th. Their current stadiums and arenas tour continues in cities throughout 2018.
Paddington Bear returns to the screen in the 2018 sequel to 2015’s Paddington. Warner Bros Pictures’ Paddington 2, which just released a full trailer, was directed by the original film’s Paul King (Come Fly with Me, The Mighty Boosh) working off a script he co-wrote with Simon Farnaby (Yonderland, Mindhorn). The family-friendly film series is based on the bestselling books by Michael Bond.
The Paddington 2 cast includes Ben Whishaw (In the Heart of the Sea) as the voice of Paddington, Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges, The Guard), Julie Walters (Educating Rita, Billy Elliot), Jim Broadbent (Game of Thrones), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), and Hugh Grant (Love Actually). Madeleine Harris (The White Queen), Samuel Joslin (The Impossible), and Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1) are also featured in the PG-rated film.
The first Paddington feature film opened domestically on January 16, 2015 and grossed $18.9 million over its first three days in theaters. It rang up $191 million at the foreign box office, and went on to rake in $268 million worldwide before exiting theaters.
Paddington 2 is set to open in theaters on January 12, 2018.
The Plot: Following the worldwide hit Paddington, one of the most successful family films of all time, this much-anticipated sequel finds Paddington (Whishaw) happily settled with the Brown family in London, where he has become a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
