EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has snapped up U.S., Canada and key international for Studiocanal and Heyday Films’ threequel Paddington in Peru.
Sony, which has a long history with live-action kids movies, i.e. Lyle Lyle Crocodile and Goosebumps, always wanted in on this franchise, and now they’ve notched it.
When the North American rights for Paddington 2 came up in a $30M+ auction, Sony was one of the bidders with Warner Bros, though that sequel ultimately went to Heyday’s Harry Potter studio.
Through two movies worldwide, Paddington has reaped over a half billion at the box office with the franchise counting such BAFTA nominations as Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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