Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MAUREEN COFFLARD Paddington Bear statues, each with a different celebrity-designed paint job, are pictured in front of Tower Bridge during a photo call ahead of the release of "The Paddington Trail" film in London on November 3, 2014. The movie "Paddington" has sparked a resurgence of interest in the bear from darkest Peru, with exhibitions, statues and a new book of his adventures coming out before the New Year. Paddington Bear's journey to the silver screen has been a long one, but Michael Bond's much-loved children's book character has been popular ever since he first appeared in 1958. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MAUREEN COFFLARD Paddington Bear statues, each with a different celebrity-designed paint job, are pictured in front of Tower Bridge during a photo call ahead of the release of "The Paddington Trail" film in London on November 3, 2014. The movie "Paddington" has sparked a resurgence of interest in the bear from darkest Peru, with exhibitions, statues and a new book of his adventures coming out before the New Year. Paddington Bear's journey to the silver screen has been a long one, but Michael Bond's much-loved children's book character has been popular ever since he first appeared in 1958. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

Producer David Heyman, Sally Hawkins, Author Michael Bond, Hugh Bonneville, Director Peter King on the set of Paddington (2014) *Filmstill - Editorial Use Only* CAP/FB Image supplied by Capital Pictures

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Michael Bond is photographed at home in Maida Vale Thursday, 22 March 2012. ? Rebecca Reid / eyevine