There are massive Paddington vibes coming from this primary teaser for guide adaptation Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, what with the anthropomorphic, chatty candy central creature, a confused household who study to simply accept him and odd characters within the wider forged. However because the bear himself would possibly say, whereas providing a tough stare: if you happen to come on the king, you finest not miss… Nonetheless, take a gander at this preliminary look.

Here is your story briefing: When the Primm household (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) strikes to New York Metropolis, their younger son Josh struggles to adapt to his new faculty and new mates. All of that modifications when he discovers Lyle – a singing crocodile (Shawn Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and nice music – dwelling within the attic of his new house.

The 2 turn into quick mates, however when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the household should band along with Lyle’s charismatic proprietor, Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem), to indicate the world that household can come from probably the most surprising locations and there’s nothing mistaken with an enormous singing crocodile with a good greater character.

Based mostly on the best-selling guide sequence by Bernard Waber, and tailored by Will Davies for administrators Will Speck and Josh Gordon, Lyle, Lyle‘s massive attraction weapon right here is singer Mendes, belting out songs written by La La Land/The Biggest Showman duo Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, who lead a group that additionally contains Ari Afsar, Emily Gardner, Xu Corridor, Mark Sonnenblick and Joriah Kwamé.

Can this compete with the Large P? We’ll discover out when Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile waddles into cinemas this October.