Bridget Jones is again for a fourth installment.
Titled ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ the movie which is predicated off Helen Fielding’s novel of identical title, will present the protagonist Bridget’s (reprised by Renee Zellweger) experiences making an attempt to boost two kids put up the demise of her husband, and courting.
Actor Hugh Grant has described this fourth movie because the ‘finest’ and “the one with probably the most coronary heart”.64-year-old Grant who might be reprising his function as Bridget’s ex-boss and playboy Daniel Cleaver mentioned, “It is rather shifting but in addition very humorous,” and has the perfect script to date in comparison with the primary three movies. He has additionally needed to rewrite the movie script, to slot in his character who had no half within the story.
“I liked the script, it made me cry, and I wished to assist with this one. However there’s actually no half for Daniel Cleaver in it in any respect. They wished him in it, and in the long run, they’d performed one thing I wasn’t loopy about.” So, he rolled up his sleeves and went to work on the script to give you scenes for his character that made the ultimate lower.
“I’m not in loads – I did per week’s work, that’s it. However if you see the movie, you’ll be very moved,” Grant advised Self-importance Truthful final April.
Though his character Mark Darcy hasn’t been talked about in any respect – in reference to ‘Mad About The Boy’ – it’s protected to say that Colin Firth’s received’t be returning based mostly off the solid record – which embrace – Emma Thompson (reprising her function as Bridget’s physician from the third installment), Chinwetalu Ejiofor, Isla Fisher, Josette Simon, Nico Parker, Leila Farzad, and Leo Woodall.
Zellweger, 55, in a 2022 interview with Sirius XM mentioned of her character, “I discover her so endearing … her self-deprecating kind of dedication. I really like her. And I believe it’s actually uncommon to get to observe a personality by way of completely different phases in her life.”
Primarily based off Helen Fielding’s novel, Bridget Jones movie sequence begins with ‘Bridget Jones Diary (2001)’ during which titular character (Zellweger) spends a yr juggling her relationships with barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and her boss Daniel Cleaver (Grant) by way of the lens of her diary.
The second movie, ‘Bridget Jones The Fringe of Purpose’, adopted in 2004 and captures Bridget grappling along with her alternative of romance and conflicts surrounding that relationship. The third movie ‘Bridget Jones’s Child’, launched 16 years later in 2016, tackles Bridget’s sudden prospect as a single mom, and who the daddy could be.
‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ will open in Peacock and cinemas on February 14, Valentine’s Day, 2025.
