Renée Zellweger is set to reprise her iconic role in the Helen Fielding adaptation ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’.

Also returning to the haphazard world of our beloved Bridget are British actors Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Franchise newbies will include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.

In the forthcoming film, Hugh Grant is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver. This marks the actor’s return to the film series after his character was presumed dead in the previous instalment, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, only to be later revealed as alive. Fans of the franchise are eagerly anticipating Grant’s return to the screen and the new twists and turns that his character’s reappearance is sure to bring.

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Michael Morris will take the helm on the project. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films, and Amelia Granger and Sarah-Jane Wright will executive produce for Working Title Films. Helen Fielding will also executive produce the project. Miramax is co-financing.

The fourth instalment in the franchise will debut in cinemas internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day 2025.