Bridget Jones fans say 'no thanks' as film set to return WITHOUT iconic love interest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBridget Jones fans have weighed in after it was confirmed a fan-favourite love interest won't be returning for the franchise's fourth instalment.
Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are set to reprise their roles Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. 12 Years A Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor and One Day actor Leo Woodall join the cast of the sequel, set for US release on Valentine’s Day 2025.
It has not been confirmed when it will debut in the UK. Two-time Oscar winner Zellweger will be back as beloved Bridget, while Grant will return as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver and Thompson, who starred in the third instalment as Bridget’s despairing obstetrician, also returns.
British author Helen Fielding previously said she had decided to write Bridget’s love interest Mark Darcy, played by Oscar winner Colin Firth, out of the third book in the popular series because she didn’t want Bridget to become “a smug married”. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans issue same Brooke Vincent demand as she makes Drama Queens debut In the book titled Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Bridget is a widow in her 50s with two children, as it is revealed Mark has died some years earlier – although it is not clear what plot the film will take.
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