Paddington 2 previously held the top spot on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% score, briefly surpassing Citizen Kane after a negative review lowered Kane’s score. The Paddington franchise has expanded across three films and a West End musical, taking the bear through prison, underwater settings, and journeys back to his homeland. A fourth film is now planned with longtime collaborators Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci co-writing the script. Dougal Wilson, who directed Paddington in Peru, is in talks to return as director. The new movie will be the first without Paul King’s involvement, and it brings a writer known for sharp, expletive-filled political satire into a family-oriented franchise.
"Longtime collaborators Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci will co-write the fourth Paddington movie. James Veysey/Swarovski/Shutterstock According to , The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci will pen the script for Paddington 2 alongside Simon Blackwell, who also wrote on both shows. Dougal Wilson, who directed the third movie, Paddington in Peru, is also in talks to return to direct."
"Paddington 4 will mark the first movie to not involve Paul King, the writer-director who served double duty on the first two films before only contributing the story for Paddington in Peru. But Armando Iannucci is definitely a fitting replacement - he's written movies like The Personal History of David Copperfield and In The Loop, and he's a comedy personality himself. He's even currently participating in the newest season of the hit British game show Taskmaster alongside Kumail Nanjiani."
"But there's one big issue with Iannucci's involvement. He's not exactly known for wholesome entertainment. Since the beginning of The Thick of It, the calling card for an Armando Iannucci show has been expletive-filled political satire, whether it's Peter Capaldi's Malcolm Tucker cursing out a minor minister in the British"
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