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9 Apr 2024


NextImg:Renee Zellweger officially back for ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ — is Hugh Grant?

Bridget Jones is back to write in her infamous diary once again.

Renée Zellweger will be returning for the fourth installment of the iconic romantic comedy franchise.

The film titled “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” is set to premiere in theaters as well as on Peacock come Valentine’s Day 2025.

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones. Universal/courtesy Everett

Series stars such as Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson will reprise their roles as Daniel Cleaver and Dr. Rawlings, respectively.

“White Lotus” alum Leo Woodall and “Love, Actually” star Chiwetel Ejiofor are making their debut in the fourth movie. (Colin Firth famously played Bridget’s longtime love Mark Darcy in the franchise.)

The movies are based on Helen Fielding’s best-selling chick-lit novel, first published in 1996.

Michael Morris is directing and it will be produced by Working Title and Universal Pictures.

Colin Firth as Mark Darcy in 2001’s “Bridget Jones’ Diary.” handout

The upcoming movie follows 2001’s “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” 2004’s “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” and 2016’s “Bridget Jones’s Baby.”

Grant’s character was presumed to be dead in the third installment, however, at the conclusion of the movie, a newspaper article revealed that Daniel was alive.

The 2016 sequel also showed Bridget having a child and marrying Mark.

The story of Bridget Jones first began as a column that was posted in “The Independent” in 1995.

Renée Zellweger and Emma Thompson in 2016’s “Bridget Jones’s Baby.” AP

Fielding, 66, then published “The Edge of Reason” in 1997 and “Mad About the Boy” was released in 2013.

In 2022, the author revealed to Radio Times that she was creating a movie adaption of her most recent book.

“Yes, I’m working on it and I really hope it will happen,” she explained. “Every film that gets made is a miracle — it’s really difficult to make films happen and to make them good. But I’d love to see it on the screen.”