Ben Whishaw game for more 'Paddington' movies

English actor Ben Whishaw, who voices

Peruvian bear Paddington

, says he wants more films in the live-action franchise.

'Paddington 2'

, which released earlier this year, has been termed as one of the best live action movies of 2018 by critics and audiences across the globe.


"I absolutely love doing Paddington. It takes a lot of time, and each time I've done it, it's taken the better part of a year. But I would love to do another one," Whishaw told according to a report.

The 37-year-old actor, however, will only return to the

duffel-coat-wearing bear

, if writer-director Paul King is on board. "I can't imagine what it would be like without him, so I think it's really down to whether he wants to or not," he said.