▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Al amo ▁Mode ▁released ▁a ▁stop ▁motion ▁film ▁called ▁A ▁Bear ▁Cal led ▁P adding ton ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁and ▁producer ▁David ▁He yman ▁announced ▁a ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁Bear . ▁Ham ish ▁Mc Coll , ▁who ▁p enn ed ▁Mr ▁Be an ' s ▁Hol iday , ▁would ▁write ▁the ▁script . ▁The ▁film ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁story , ▁but ▁" draw ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁whole ▁series " ▁and ▁feature ▁a ▁computer ▁animated ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁interact ing ▁with ▁a ▁live - action ▁environment . ▁Col in ▁F irth ▁had ▁been ▁announced ▁to ▁voice ▁P adding ton , ▁however ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁withdraw al ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁saying : ▁" It ’ s ▁been ▁bit ters weet ▁to ▁see ▁this ▁delight ful ▁creature ▁take ▁shape ▁and ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁sad ▁real ization ▁that ▁he ▁simply ▁doesn ’ t ▁have ▁my ▁voice ". ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Ben ▁Wh ish aw ▁had ▁replaced ▁F irth . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁an ▁official ▁te aser ▁poster ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁tra iler ▁was ▁subsequently ▁released ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁release ▁to