Summary
The highly anticipatedBridget Jones: Mad About The Boygets an exciting filming and release window update. Based on Helen Fielding’s award-winning book of the same name, theBridget Jonesfilm series began with Sharon Maguire’s 2001 rom-com adaptation that garnered critical and commercial success and effectively launched the franchise. Two equally successful installments were released in 2004 and in 2016 respectively, and, after a lengthy period of conjecture regarding a new installment, it was confirmed in April 2024 thatBridget Jones: Mad About The Boywas properly in the works.
Now, a few months after the sequel was confirmed, the production company in charge of the forthcoming movie,Working Title, recently took to their official Twitter account to offer an excitingBridget Jones: Mad About The Boyupdate.
The post, as shown above, offers a photo from the set of the next installment, confirmingfilming has wrapped onMad About The Boy. In addition to the shooting update, the studio confirmed the movie is still on track for a Valentine’s Day 2025 release.
Talks about a fourth installment intheBridget Jonesfilm seriesinitially began in late 2022, but it wasn’t until April 2024 that it was officially confirmed thatMad About The Boywas in production. Following the official confirmation of the movie, it was also confirmed that Renée Zellweger, the veteran actor who earned an Academy Award nomination for playing the eponymous role in the first installment, will be returning to once again reprise her role.
Zellweger has featured in every installment of theBridget Jonesfilm series since 2001, so her involvement in this forthcoming movie must come as great news to fans of this classic rom-com franchise. Alongside Zellweger,Emma Thompson will be returning to reprise her roleas Dr. Rawlings fromthe most recent installment,Bridget Jones’s Baby, while Hugh Grant, who featured in the first movie but was noticeably absent in the 2016 threequel, will be returning to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver.
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Aside from the familiar faces, a host of new names, includingIsla Fisher, Nico Parker, Josette Simon, and Leila Farzad, are also set to appearin roles that are yet to be disclosed. As regards the storyline forBridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, the movie is set to adapt Helen Fielding’s 2013 book of the same name and the novel finds Jones grappling with the death of her husband Mark Darcy while also trying to acquaint herself with the dating scene of the 21st century.
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
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Widowed for four years, Bridget Jones raises her children while supported by friends and family. Pressed to rebuild her life, she returns to work and explores dating, meeting a younger man. Balancing romance, work, and motherhood, Bridget navigates pressures from all parts of her social and family life.
