Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant are once again joining hands for a new Bridget Jones film, ‘Mad About the Boy.’ Apart from them, the movie will also star Leo Woodhall and Emma Thompson in pivotal roles
After months of back and forth and various rumours, it has now finally been confirmed that Hugh Grant and Renee Zellweger are returning for the fourth installment of the iconic Bridget Jones franchise. The fourth film will be an adaptation of Helen Fielding’s 2013 novel Mad About the Boy.
British star Hugh Grant will be reprising his role as the dapper Daniel Cleaver. Colin Firth will not be returning for the fouth movie.
Apart from Grant and Zellweger, the cast also includes Emma Thompson, who was seen playing Bridget’s doctor in the third installment of the franchise. Leo Woodhall, who was seen in The White Lotus and One Day, will also be a part of the cast.
According to reports, Woodhall will be playing a handsome 30-year-old who Bridget starts sleeping with after she resumes dating.
The film will be written by the novelist herself, Fielding, while director Michael Morris will be helming the project. It should be noted that this would be the first time a man will be directing the project. Sharon Maguire directed the first and third films, while Beeban Kidron had directed the second.
Bridget Jones is heading back to the screen.
After months of quiet chess pieces moves, Universal Pictures and Working Title have finally put in place the talent for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth installment of the British-based romantic film comedy series.
Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing at life Jones, as is Hugh Grant as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver. Emma Thompson, who appeared in the 2016 entry, Bridget Jones’s Baby, is back as well, while newcomers include Chiwetel Ejiofor and up-and-comer Leo Woodall, best known for his work in The White Lotus season two.