Paul King
Paul Thomas King is an English writer, director and producer. He works in television, film and theatre. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal BBC Three comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director. His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017) both earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. He later directed and co-wrote Wonka (2023), a film which serves as a backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier.
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