The Paddington movies are full of whimsical joy because of the polite and wonderful bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) at their center — and also because of the absolutely over-the-top villains who scheme against him. Yes, audiences went gaga for Hugh Grant as pompous fading actor Phoenix Buchanan in 2017’s Paddington 2, but Nicole Kidman as a cutthroat taxidermist in the original 2014 Paddington movie was just as bombastically evil.

And the third installment of the Paddington movie universe, Paddington in Peru, adds another campy villain to the canon — with a fun twist.

[Ed. note: This post contains some setup spoilers for Paddington in Peru.]

Helmed by Dougal Wilson — taking over from Paul King, who directed the first two installments — Paddington in Peru picks up a couple of years after Paddington 2. In the years since, there’ve been many changes for the sweet bear’s adoptive family, the Browns. Those include an actor swap for family mother Mary Brown, from Sally Hawkins to Emily Mortimer,........

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