Who directed the 2017 film Paddington 2?

Paul King directed the 2017 film Paddington 2.

Paddington 2 is the sequel to the 2014 film Paddington and continues the story of the bear living with the Brown family in London. King directed both films, helping maintain their combination of live-action family comedy, detailed production design and computer-generated animation.

The sequel follows Paddington as he tries to buy a pop-up book for Aunt Lucy’s birthday. After the book is stolen, Paddington is wrongly imprisoned while the Browns investigate the crime. Hugh Grant plays Phoenix Buchanan, the actor who becomes the film’s principal antagonist.

Paul King is also known for directing films and television comedy outside the Paddington series. The director of Paddington 2 is sometimes confused with the actors who play the Browns or with Hugh Grant, whose performance as Phoenix Buchanan received particular attention.