She is back ! Since the first part in 2001, Bridget Jones has played this single thirty-something, feeling bad about herself. After three films, she returns to the cinema for Valentine’s Day 2025. Some information on Bridget Jones, Mad about the boy has just been revealed on the Deadline website. Renée Zellweger returns to the skin of her iconic character of Bridget Jones and Hugh Grant reprises his role of Daniel Cleaver. Michael Morris, already known for The Transporter and The Iron Mask, will direct the film, which is scheduled to shoot in May.
As with the first two feature films, this film will be inspired by the latest novel Bridget Jones: Mad About Him by Helen Fielding, at the origin of the saga. After her loneliness, her career, her pregnancy and all her affairs of the heart, Bridget is now a widow with two children to support. Mark Darcy, his soul mate, played by Collin Firth, is said to have died in Sudan. The fifty-year-old, still lost in love, tries dating apps. With a lot of surprises.
If the endearing role of this desperate woman attracted more than a million spectators upon its release in 2001, the return, nine years after the last Bridget Jones Baby, should reignite the flame among those nostalgic for Bridget. Renée Zellweger received the Oscar for best actress in 2002 for her character.
The casting risks arousing the curiosity of a new audience, with actors popular among younger people like Leo Woodall from One Life (Netflix). Emma Thompson reprises her role as Doctor Rawlings. Missing from the call is Bridget’s latest crush: Jack Qwant. Played by Patrick Dempsey, the Grey’s Anatomy actor has not yet been announced for this sequel.