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The Weinstein Company unveils a new theatrical poster for PADDINGTON & a first look at Nicole Kidman 's character in the film. 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 (voiced by Ben Whishaw) 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. Please Leave A Comment-

The Oscar winner speaks of a "Conspicuous Decoupling."  Actors leaving a film is not common, so when it happens it attracts a bit of attention. Such was the situation this week when we learned that Colin Firth had decided to leave the CGI/live-action Paddington . The actor who recently appeared in The Railway Man was supposed to voice the loveable British bear who's rather polite but terribly clumsy. However, in a statement released last week, Firth said the following: "After a period of denial, we’ve (the studio and Firth) chosen ‘conscious uncoupling,’” Again, it's not common to see actors leave roles after they've been announced - last year, Scarlett Johansson famously replaced Samantha Morton as the voice of the AI program in Spike Jonze’s Oscar-winning Her . More recently, Robert Downey Jr. was supposed to voice the genius dog in the animated Mr. Peabody & Sherman , but was replaced by Muppets Most Wanted 's Ty Burrell. Firt

After the jump, check out the first trailer for the Christmas comedy featuring the voice of Colin Firth! Adapted from Michael Bond's beloved books, "Paddington" tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home. Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads 'Please look after this bear. Thank you.' Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his d