After the busiest few years of her career, Renée Zellweger enjoyed a much-needed six-year hiatus.
The two-time Oscar winner recently opened Bridget Jones: Boy crazy Star Hugh Grant talks about why she stopped acting in 2010, before returning in 2016. Bridget Jones's baby.
“Because I needed to,” Zellweger said in The British newspaper. Vogue magazine interview. “I was tired of my voice. When I was working, I'd say, 'Oh my God, I'm listening to you. Are you sad again, Renee? Oh, is that your crazy voice?'” It was a rumination on the same emotional experiences.
She explained to Grant that she remains busy during her time away from the screen. “I wrote music and studied international law,” she noted. “I built a house, rescued a pair of older dogs, created a partnership that led to a production company, advocated for and fundraised for a sick friend, spent a lot of time with family and grandchildren and drove cross-country with the dogs. . . . I'm healthy.”
Since her return to acting, Zellweger has won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Judy Garland in the 2019 biopic. Judy.
Renee Zellweger and Leo Woodall in “Bridget Jones: Mad About a Boy”
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Bridget Jones: Boy crazywhich is set to premiere on Valentine's Day, follows Zellweger's character in her early 50s, as she navigates modern life and deals with motherhood. Now a widow who has lost the love of her life (Colin Firth), everyone suggests she just needs to have sex.
The second part is based on the third novel by author Helen Fielding in her series. In addition to returning cast members Zellweger, Firth, Grant, Patrick Dempsey, and Emma Thompson, the sequel also stars Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Isla Fisher, Josette Simone, Nico Parker, and Leila Farzad.
