Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is currently filming, and a fresh piece of casting news has come to light. Possible spoiler.
Spoilers for the Bridget Jones films lie ahead.
Helen Fielding’s big knicker wearing, perennial singleton Bridget Jones, as played by Renee Zellweger, has headlined three feature films so far – 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary, 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason and 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Baby.
The first film followed Bridget as she struck up a relationship with the smarmy, charming Daniel Cleaver, played by Hugh Grant, not realising that her perfect match is Mark Darcy. Darcy of course was played, in an inspired piece of casting, by Colin Firth – the pathetic fist fights between the two men stand as highlights of both films.
The second sees Bridget once again taken in by Cleaver’ charms in Thailand, before she ends up in prison. The third film sees Bridget end up pregnant, unsure whether Darcy or Patrick Dempsey’s Jack is the father.
After last year’s uncertainty due to strike action, production is now finally underway on the long awaited fourth installment. The plot of the book, Bridget Jones’s Diary: Mad About The Boy – don’t read on if you don’t want to be spoiled – follows the now 51-year-old single mother of two children as she navigates dating in an era of social media and dating apps.
We also discover that Darcy has died in an accident and Bridget finds herself alone. With Colin Firth apparently reprising his role, it seems the film’s plot may deviate significantly from the book.
Despite this, according to the Daily Mail (sorry: we can’t stand them either, but we do credit our sources), Colin Firth has been spotted on the set of the fourth film. It was already confirmed that Zellweger and Grant are reprising their roles, along with Emma Thompson and new additions Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
Fielding has had a hand in penning the screenplay, though writing credits have not been officially confirmed. We do know that Michael Morris is directing.
The new film is set to land in February 2025. More as we hear it.
