Avalon’s Jon Thoday Hits Back At Paddington Lawsuit: “It Didn’t Cross My Mind That A Company That Also Did Comedy Would Pursue Us For A Joke”

EXCLUSIVE: Avalon founder Jon Thoday has given his characteristically forthright take on the Paddington lawsuit amid the ongoing bust-up over a bear. As Deadline revealed last week, Studiocanal, producer of the Paddington movies, and Michael Bond’s estate have sued Avalon for copyright infringement after satirical puppet show Spitting Image depicted the famous Peruvian bear as […]