Bond’s British Bear Is Coming to Big Screen

Happy Birthday, Paddington Bear!  Well, close enough.  Actually, he made his debut on October 13, 1958 in a book by British author Michael Bond, and the rest is history. Those who have grown up reading his books or watching the cartoon series on Nickelodeon’s Pinwheel will be pleased to know that Warner Bros. is doing a live-action movie based on Bond’s creation. The film is being written by Hamish McColl (Mr. Bean’s Holiday) and will present Paddington as—you guessed it—a CGI creation. As tempting as it sounds, let’s hope and pray it’s not another Scooby-Doo or Garfield. A tentative release date of Summer 2010 is set.

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