Prepare to bring that charming little bear home as Paddington in Peru gets a Blu-ray release that’s set for late April.
The Paddington series continued with the third installment, Paddington in Peru. The franchise is among the highest-rated trilogy with critics, as the first film received an aggregate of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and its sequel at a whopping 99%. This latest addition was still impressively high but comes in at the lowest rating with 93%. Blu-ray.com has now announced the physical media home video date for Paddington in Peru as well as some special features to be included. The Blu-ray from Sony Pictures is set to hit retailers on April 29.
The description reads,
“Full of Paddington’s signature blend of wit, charm, and laugh-out-loud humor, Paddington in Peru finds the beloved, marmalade-loving bear lost in the jungle on an exciting, high-stakes adventure. When Paddington discovers his beloved Aunt Lucy has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the wilds of Peru to look for her, the only clue to her whereabouts a spot marked on an enigmatic map. Determined to solve the mystery, Paddington embarks on a thrilling quest through the rainforests of the Amazon to find his aunt…and may also uncover one of the world’s most legendary treasures.
The third Paddington film stars Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Carla Tous, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, and Ben Whishaw returning as the voice of Paddington.”
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- The Making of Paddington in Peru
- Set Tour: The Browns’ House
- Set Tour: The Home for Retired Bears
- Create Your Own Adventure Map and Friendship Bracelet
- “Let’s Prepare for Paddington” Sing-Along
- Optional English, English SDH, Spanish, and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
Our Alex Maidy absolutely adored the film when he wrote in his review, “Paddington in Peru is a fitting continuation of the franchise and works as either a satisfying trilogy-capper or a transition to the next entry in the series. I was touched by how perfectly the film tackles complex themes of growing up and family heritage in an understandable way for young kids and the parents revisiting this series with their now-grown children. Paddington in Peru would have benefited from the whimsy that made the first two films so enduringly sweet. Still, it works just as well as a destination adventure to a part of the world not often seen in big studio productions. Paddington in Peru is a great movie for families to check out on the big screen and a worthy sequel to the first two films.”
