From Peru & London & Now to the Big Apple, Paddington Joins the Line-up of the 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®
June 25 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The Weinstein Company’s Paddington Will Take
to the Skies over Manhattan as a New Giant Helium Balloon in the
Annual Holiday Entertainment Spectacle
Happy Birthday Paddington! Welcome to the
Parade!
What a birthday gift! In celebration of his birthday today and
in anticipation of his feature film debut this Christmas, Macy’s
(NYSE:M) and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce that
Paddington, the world-famous Peruvian bear, will trade his London
digs for a place in the sky above the Big Apple marking a return to
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! The star of The Weinstein
Company’s “PADDINGTON,” in theaters Dec. 25, will transform into a
new giant helium character balloon for the annual spectacle. A
renowned traveler having made his way from Peru to London’s
Paddington Station and eventually to the home of the Browns,
Paddington is planning his greatest adventure yet when he takes to
the skies of New York City in front of more than 3.5 million
spectators and an astounding 50 million television viewers in the
nation’s most beloved holiday event.
“Watching the Macy’s Day Parade has been a Thanksgiving
tradition in my family for as long as I can remember and having
Paddington join the parade this year makes it all the more special.
It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season,” said Bob
Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company.
“We are so thrilled to welcome Paddington back to the Macy’s
Parade family of classic characters,” said Amy Kule, executive
producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “With his trademark
hat, coat and suitcase, Paddington is ready for his trip down the
streets of Manhattan and into the hearts and homes of millions of
spectators who will once again fall in love with the classic
children’s book character, just in time for his feature film debut
this Christmas season.”
Paddington author Michael Bond’s celebrated creation and star of
his long-running series of children’s books will take flight posed
mid-stride as if making his way to catch a bus, train or plane on
his globetrotting journey. For his Thanksgiving Day adventure,
Paddington will be decked out in his classic blue overcoat, red
rain hat and will carry his signature suitcase. Standing at
approximately 60-feet tall and 34-feet wide, Paddington will be
ready to take on New York City’s famed thrills and even its cold
November chill during his inaugural flight this holiday. Paddington
last appeared in the Macy’s Parade in 1990 as an inflatable riding
aboard a float. This year marks his first turn as a giant,
high-flying Parade balloon!
One of the most beloved characters of all time, Paddington is
also set to hit the big screen for the first time on Christmas day.
The magical comedy adventure is from the producer of all eight
“Harry Potter” films, David Heyman, and helmed by twice
BAFTA-nominated director Paul King. “PADDINGTON” features an
entirely computer-generated bear who interacts with an all-star
cast. Golden Globe-winner Sally Hawkins, and “Downton Abbey” star
Hugh Bonneville play Mrs. and Mr. Brown, the British couple who
take in the loveable bear. “Harry Potter” veterans Jim Broadbent
and Julie Walters co-star, along with the new star of “Doctor Who,”
Peter Capaldi. And Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman plays the villainess
Millicent who is determined to wreak her revenge.
With a Thanksgiving Day adventure and a new, star-studded big
screen debut that is set to become the must-see family film of the
Christmas season, at 56-years old today (according to one of the
Brown family’s birthday edicts that marked Paddington’s birthdate
as the day that he came to live with them), Paddington is sure to
delight a new generation of children with his comic
misadventures.
The 88th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs nationwide
on NBC-TV, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 from 9 a.m. - Noon in all
time zones. “PADDINGTON” opens in theatres everywhere on Dec. 25,
2014.
About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
With more than 50 million viewers across the country and more
than 3.5 million spectators that line up along the streets of New
York City each year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a
national icon that has grown into a world-famous holiday event. For
more than 85 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has marked
the official start of the holiday season. Growing in size and
scale, the Parade proudly marches down a more than 2-mile route in
New York City with more than 8,000 participants in tow including
Macy’s employees, their families, celebrities, athletes, clowns and
dance groups spreading holiday cheer. The Parade also features
America’s best marching bands, fabulous floats and Macy’s signature
giant helium character balloons. For more information on the Macy’s
Parade please visit www.macys.com/parade or call the Parade hotline at
(212) 494-4495.
About The Weinstein Company:
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and
distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey
Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also
encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob
Weinstein. During Harvey and Bob's tenure at Miramax and TWC, they
have received 348 Oscar nominations and won 82 Academy Awards.
Upcoming releases include BEGIN AGAIN; THE GIVER; FRANK MILLER'S
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR; THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY;
ST. VINCENT; THE IMITATION GAME; PADDINGTON and BIG EYES.
About “PADDINGTON:”
From the beloved novels by Michael Bond and producer David
Heyman (HARRY POTTER), “PADDINGTON” tells the story of the comic
misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in
search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to
realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets
the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that
says “Please look after this bear. Thank you,” and offer him a
temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this
rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeOrlando Veras,
646-429-7450Orlando.Veras@macys.comorThe Weinstein CompanyPantea
Ghaderi, 424-204-4715pantea.ghaderi@weinsteinco.com
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