Gameloft, a leading mobile game developer and publisher, has announced the development of the official game for the second Paddington film, for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android and Windows Phone.
The famous bear imagined by Michael Bond leads a race through the streets of London, trading his famous coat for other outfits as players make their way through new levels.
Gameloft development studio collaborated with the creation team from STUDIOCANAL and Copyright for London’s most iconic bear.
STUDIOCANAL, an entity of CANAL + Group, a European leader in film and TV production and distribution – is the producer of 2014’s Paddington, which is the highest-grossing non-Hollywood family film ever released.
The Copyright Group, an entity within Vivendi Village, manages all licensing activities of the Paddington brand, which is one of the 5 most influential brands in the family entertainment field.
Paddington Run is intended for all audiences and will be available in 15 languages. It will be released this fall on all mobile platforms (smartphones and tablets running iOS, Android and Windows Phone), during the international release period of the film Paddington 2, also produced by STUDIOCANAL.
“Gameloft’s creation of Paddington Run is a testament to its successful merger at Vivendi. The project developed around the Paddington license reflects the consistency and teamwork between STUDIOCANAL, Gameloft and The Copyrights Group, and demonstrates Vivendi’s desire to continue. to increase the number of collaborations between its companies, “explains Stéphane Roussel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gameloft.
“At Vivendi, we are excited to announce the Paddington Run. This demonstrates our ability to grow the Paddington franchise globally, based on the Group’s value chain and assets,” said Lucien Boyer, Chief Marketing Officer at Vivendi.
Paddington Run will be available this fall, a few weeks before the film’s official release.