Paddington Bear language" as "infrequent", saying it referred to "a single mumbled use of 'bloody'". To celebrate the release of the film, the Paddington Trail was launched. From 4 November until 30 December 2014, 50 Paddington statues were placed around London close to museums, parks, shops and key landmarks. The statues have been created by artists, designers and celebrities, including supermodel Kate Moss, actress Nicole Kidman, and "Downton Abbey" star Hugh Bonneville. As the lead charity partner of The Paddington Trail, the NSPCC held an online auction in November and a live auction in December for the statues. All proceeds from the
Paddington Bear sale went to charity. During 2015, it was announced that the studio was in talks with the producer about a sequel. The sequel, titled "Paddington 2", was released on 10 November 2017 in the UK to universal acclaim. Paddington was featured on the Royal Mail 1st class stamp in the Animal Tales series released on 10 January 2006, and had previously been featured on one of the 1st class Greetings Messages stamps, released on 1 February 1994. There is a Paddington Bear themed hotel in Lawrence Block's "The Burglar in the Rye" (1999). Paddington Bear featured in the Marmite UK