Renée Zellweger to return for fourth ‘Bridget Jones’ film

Advance:

• Renée Zellweger will return as Bridget Jones.
• Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson also return.
• The film will adapt the third Bridget book by Helen Fielding.

It’s been almost a decade since Helen Fielding’s character Bridget Jones graced our screens; When we last saw the woman played by Renée Zellweger, she was happily married to Colin Firth’s Mark Darcy and had given birth to her first child.

But while that seemingly wrapped up Bridget’s story in an arc, even before the movie landed, Fielding had plans for the future. ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’, the third book based on the author’s columns, arrived in 2013 and threw the character for a loop (see more on that below).

Now, Universal and Working Title have prepared the story as the final ‘Bridget Jones’ film, with Zellweger closes deal to star.

What is the story of ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’?

Based on the third book in Fielding’s series, ‘Mad About the Boy’ continues Bridget, in her early fifties, as she navigates the challenges of modern life while juggling the responsibilities of motherhood.

Here, however, is the big problem –– and it is a SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn’t read the book –– ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ sees the main character as a single mother of two young children, after the tragic death of Mark Darcy (played by Colin Firth in the other films) . Bridget will emerge from her general grief and have to figure out dating in a world that has changed since the last time she was there.

Who else appears in ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’?

Alongside Zellweger, Hugh Grant will return as the handsome Daniel Cleaver, who’s probably a little less roguish now that he’s an older man (but don’t hold your breath). And we’ll see more of Emma Thompson, who played Dr. Rawlings, Bridget’s OB-GYN in ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby.’ We have to assume that she is still a part of Bridget’s life.

New to the story this time are Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall (the latter appeared in ‘The White Lotus’ and, more recently, ‘One Day’), but Deadline’s casting story doesn’t mention who they’ll be playing. .

Who is doing ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’?

Michael Morris, whose last film ‘To Leslie’ was the subject of some controversy over star Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar campaign, will direct. Morris also has experience in television series such as ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Extrapolations’ and ‘Bloodline’.

It is not known who will write the script this time, although Thompson co-wrote the script for the last film.

When will ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ hit theaters?

Working Title and Universal have set a Valentine’s Day 2025 release date for the new film.

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