Bridget Jones 4 is popping out on Valentine’s Day 2025, and Hugh Grant has divulged some extra particulars on what followers can anticipate.
Showing on the Graham Norton Present on Friday night, the Notting Hill actor, 64, appeared very constructive about the upcoming sequel of the beloved romantic comedy starring Renée Zellweger.
Nonetheless, if followers had been anticipating the giggle out loud romp of the final three movies, they could possibly be in for one thing a bit of totally different.
The timeline picks up after Bridget’s completely satisfied ever after, when she walked off into the sundown with husband Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and a child in tow on the finish of the third movie.
Whereas we knew there have been going to be some tearful moments, because the movie shall be primarily based on Helen Fielding’s guide Mad About The Boy – which particulars Bridget’s journey into motherhood as a widow after Darcy’s demise – Hugh has now confirmed it will likely be ‘very, very unhappy’.
The 4 Weddings and a Funeral actor starred within the first two Bridget Jones movies, however was absent from the third as his character died ‘taking place in a bush’ in a airplane crash – however now he’s returned from the grave for the fourth, after he was found miraculously alive.
He additionally talked about how Helen Fielding, the author and creator of the enduring character, drew upon her personal expertise of grief and motherhood to give you the preliminary idea which changed into the fourth movie.
‘It’s really an excellent and transferring script and I say that as somebody who’s horrid about scripts,’ he stated, chatting to Graham on the couch with fellow friends Neneh Cherry, Sebastian Stan and Greg Davies.
‘As a result of Helen Fielding had a tragic story. She received married to an American screenwriter they usually had youngsters, then he died, and she or he raised the kids by herself,’ he defined.
‘Then she began writing a novel a few lady elevating youngsters by herself with a useless father and husband. She realised the character was a bit like Bridget, so made it right into a Bridget Jones guide. In addition to being extraordinarily humorous, it’s very, very unhappy.’
He continued, explaining his involvement: ‘There was completely no function for Daniel Cleaver so far as I may see, however they needed to cram me in. So we sat down collectively.
‘I’m fairly tough as of late and I felt what they proposed was tremendous however not nice, I felt he wanted a 3rd dimension. He’s in his 60s now, he can’t simply be making his approach down the King’s Street eyeing up younger women.
‘I felt that what they proposed was tremendous however not nice. In order that they invented – effectively, I invented – a fairly interim story,’ he quipped.
Over the previous few months, sneak peeks on the upcoming movie have delighted followers because the solid and crew have been snapped filming throughout London.
The movie is about to star White Lotus and One Day breakout star Leo Woodall as Bridget’s toyboy love curiosity which is able to delight followers who cherished him in earlier romantic roles.
Hugh has been snapped filming for the upcoming film and beforehand puffed up followers for the movie, as he instructed ET: ‘I’ll let you know what, I believe this script for the fourth Bridget is one of the best one of many 4. And, in truth, the most effective scripts I’ve learn in a very long time.’
The Graham Norton Present airs on Fridays at 10.40pm on BBC One.
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