Barry in ‘Paddington in Peru’ – Let’s also don an unconvincing disguise and throw some flower to its cult hero: Barry the Security Guard.

 

Barry in ‘Paddington in Peru’:

 

Smug, bureaucratic, unable to resist a fine figure of a man unconvincingly disguised as a woman, easily duped, oddly loveable, he’s been played by Paddington co-writer and British comedy acting royalty Simon Farnaby and he’s provided some of the films’ funniest moments to date.

But worryingly for fans of this sort of silliness, there’s been no sign of him in any of the Paddington in Peru promotional materials thus far. Has Barry exited the series in disgrace after that whole St Paul’s Cathedral fiasco?

Happily, no. It brings us genuine pleasure to report that he’s back and gainfully employed again.

 

 

‘Barry is back in a new guise,’ confirms Paddington in Peru producer Rosie Alison. ‘His cameo is fleeting but it’s lovely.’

As this first look image reveals, Barry has landed on his feet with a new job as a flight attendant on Fly Peru airlines. ‘He’s had a slight job shift,’ says Alison, ‘but that’s the nature of his life. He’s always in slightly different jobs.’

Presumably, it’s on Barry’s flight that Paddington and the Brown family will be travelling to Lima to begin their quest to track down the missing Aunt Lucy. Will Barry once again be confounded by some form of unexpected hijinks? Undoubtedly.

Directed by franchise newcomer Dougal Wilson and with Ben Whishaw again providing the voice of the little bear, Paddington in Peru will be in UK cinemas on November 8. In the US, it lands on January 17, 2025.

 

Paddington in Peru Cast & Crew:

 

Paddington in Peru Directed by – Dougal Wilson

Writing Credits:

Mark Burton … (screenplay by) and
Jon Foster … (screenplay by) &
James Lamont … (screenplay by)

Paul King … (screen story by) and
Simon Farnaby … (screen story by) and
Mark Burton … (screen story by)

Michael Bond … (“Paddington Bear” created by)

Paddington in Peru Cast:

Olivia Colman … The Reverend Mother
Antonio Banderas … Hunter Cabot
Emily Mortimer… Mrs. Brown
Jim Broadbent… Mr. Gruber
Ben Whishaw … Paddington (voice)
Julie Walters … Mrs. Bird
Imelda Staunton… Aunt Lucy (voice)
Hugh Bonneville … Mr. Brown
Madeleine Harris.. Judy Brown
Amit Shah… Zayden
Samuel Joslin … Jonathan Brown
Carla Tous … Gina Cabot
Ashleigh Reynolds … Mr. Smith
Vicente Wallenstein … Young Hunter
Atilla Akinci … Trade Fair Man
Hannah Veerapen … Dancer
Kat Collings … Nun
Chi Aloysius … Crying Parent
Lucia Chocarro … Nun
Katrin Larissa Kasper … Trade Fair Lady
Carla Jones … Gina Cabot

Music by – Dario Marianelli

Produced by

Rosie Alison … producer
Camila Celis … Advanced Producer
Jeffrey Clifford … executive producer
Ivan Entel … Producer: Red Creek
Ron Halpern … executive producer
Paul King … executive producer
Naoya Kinoshita … executive producer
Dan MacRae … executive producer
Anna Marsh … executive producer
Claudia Roca Bravo … producer: colombian unit
Rob Silva … co-producer / executive producer
Tim Wellspring … executive producer / line producer