A fourth Bridget Jones film is on the way, and some returning faces as well as new famous ones have joined the latest installment in the rom-com franchise.
Renée Zellweger, who first brought the titular character to life in Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) will return to reprise her role in the film. The news of the fourth film first arrived in April 2024, and a cast has been rounded out. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the working title for the upcoming film.
For everything we know about Bridget Jones 4, read on below:
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy come out?
As of August 2024, the film is slated for a theatrical release on Valentine’s Day 2024.
Who will be in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?
Alongside Zellweger, returning cast include Emma Thompson, who appeared as Bridget’s OB/GYN Dr. Rawling in Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016, will return to the fourth film. Thompson also co-wrote the screenplay for the third installment in the franchise. Hugh Grant played Daniel Cleaver, one of Jones’s love interests in Bridget Jones’s Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
Newcomers for the fourth film include Leo Woodall (The White Lotus, One Day) and Chiwetel Eijofor (Rob Peace). Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (Suncoast, How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) have also boarded the project.
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Rephrase: Nine previous cast members have signed on to reprise their roles. Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson and James Callis will return as Bridget’s friends. Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent will return as Bridget’s Mum and Dad. Celia Imrie, Neil Pearson and Joanna Scanlan will return as well.
How many other Bridget Jones movies are there?
There have been three previous films with Zellweger starring as Bridget Jones based on the books by Helen Fielding as well as a column she wrote with the character’s pen name for The Independent.
What is Bridget Jones 4 about?
The film is based on the third book in Fielding’s series, and the story will find Bridget in her early fifties, navigating modern life and juggling motherhood.
Who else is behind Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?
Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Miramax and Working Title Films collaborated on the project. Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jo Wallett will produce, and Amelia Granger and Sara-Jane Write will executive produce for Working Title. Fielding will executive produce, and she wrote the script with contributions from Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer. Miramax co-financed the film.
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For Universal, Senior Executive Vice President of Production Development Erik Baiers and Creative Executive of Production Development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project. Trainess of the London Screen Academy will also work on the project across various departments.
