Casting Bridget Jones - Renee Zellweger Competed With 12 Actresses (1 was Deemed 'Too Beautiful' for the Role)
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justjared.comFans cannot get enough of Renee Zellweger‘s performance as Bridget Jones! So much so that the franchise is still going strong two decades later.
However, she had to audition for the role like every other actor, and she faced some stiff competition. The actress landed the titular role in 2001′s beloved British rom-com Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Her casting was controversial to some as Renee is American and did not necessarily reflect the character, who is based on a novel.
Despite some of the reservations, Renee proved to be expertly cast in the role, which she has reprised in 2004′s Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and 2016′s Bridget Jones’s Baby.
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