It was announced that Skyfall actor Ben Whishaw had been cast to voice the computer-generated Peruvian furball.
“I love Colin and we got on tremendously well,” says Paddington director Paul King. “He came and worked with the other actors, which I think was tremendously helpful for them. But as the actual visual of the character emerged, you suddenly go, ‘This is just a young, fluffy creature.’
Somehow, it just didn’t have his voice. I remember him saying, ‘I’m stuggling to find the voice.’ I was going, ‘Is it younger? Is it more enthusiastic?’ It slowly just became clear that Paddington does not have the voice of a very handsome older man, who has the most beautiful voice on the planet.”
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