Overview

• StudioCanal and the Paddington rights holders filed a High Court complaint citing copyright and design‑right concerns, with representation by law firm Edwin Coe.
• The filing does not disclose detailed particulars of the claims, and the case remains at an early procedural stage.
• The contested YouTube sketch, titled The Rest is Bulls*!t, portrays a foul‑mouthed Paddington alongside a puppet Prince Harry and includes a reference to being "from Peru" in an exaggerated accent.
• The video has been viewed more than half a million times, with Spitting Image’s recent YouTube series surpassing 10 million views and totaling about 60 million across social platforms.
• StudioCanal produces the profitable Paddington film trilogy, which has grossed nearly $600 million worldwide, and both StudioCanal and Avalon declined to comment on the lawsuit.