Just when you thought Bridget Jones’ delightfully messy love life couldn’t get any more outrageous, along comes another adventure that is sure to delight and befuddle in equal measure.
Yes, the eternally neurotic publishing assistant turned TV producer is returning to the big screen in “Mad About the Boy,” the fourth installment of the beloved romantic comedy series. And Bridget will be bringing some familiar baggage with her.
Renee Zellweger is confirmed to be reprising her Oscar-nominated role as the quirky, self-deprecating heroine trying to find her way in the daunting dating scene of modern London. Zellweger won over audiences by making Bridget’s humanly flawed foibles somehow endearing and relatable.
Her eternally roguish admirer Daniel Cleaver, played by the charmingly disheveled Hugh Grant, will also be along for the ride once again. The slick book publisher was both the object of Bridget’s affection and the bane of her existence across the first two films. Their sparks seemingly never go out.
In a rather saucy plot twist, the new film will introduce a much younger potential love interest for the now aging Bridget in the form of Leo Woodhall’s handsome 30-year-old character. Scandalous! The acclaimed young actor from “The White Lotus” is stepping into what could be a deliciously complicated romantic triangle.
Adapting Helen Fielding’s novel of the same name, the film marks the first time a man, Michael Morris, is directing a Bridget Jones picture. Fielding is writing the screenplay herself, ensuring the zany spirit of the book translates to the screen.
Emma Thompson is another new cast addition in an undisclosed role, perhaps as another confidante helping Bridget navigate the wild twists and turns coming her way.
Noticeably absent from the proceedings is Colin Firth’s characterMark Darcy, Bridget’s seemingly perfect-on-paper love interest from the previous films. What could have possibly driven these longtime lovers apart?
While plot details are still tightly under wraps, one thing is for certain – Bridget will find herself in hilariously over-her-head situations that will have audiences cringing and cheering her on in equal measure. Her big heart and brutal honesty about the human condition are what make this unique heroine so beloved.
Stay tuned for more details on release dates and dazzlingly disastrous romantic misadventures to come in “Mad About the Boy.”
