Hugh Grant reveals Bridget Jones 4 will be ‘very, very sad’

Bridget Jones 4 is coming retired connected Valentine’s Day 2025, and Hugh Grant has divulged immoderate much details connected what fans tin expect.

Appearing connected the Graham Norton Show connected Friday evening, the Notting Hill actor, 64, seemed precise affirmative astir the upcoming sequel of the beloved romanticist comedy starring Renée Zellweger.

However, if fans were expecting the laughter retired large romp of the past 3 films, they could beryllium successful for thing a small different.

The timeline picks up aft Bridget’s blessed ever after, erstwhile she walked disconnected into the sunset with hubby Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and a babe successful tow astatine the extremity of the 3rd film.

While we knew determination were going to beryllium immoderate tearful moments, arsenic the movie volition beryllium based connected Helen Fielding’s book Mad About The Boy – which details Bridget’s travel into motherhood arsenic a widow aft Darcy’s decease – Hugh has present confirmed it volition beryllium ‘very, precise sad’.

The Four Weddings and a Funeral histrion starred successful the archetypal 2 Bridget Jones films, but was absent from the 3rd arsenic his quality died ‘going down successful a bush’ successful a level clang – but present he’s returned from the sedate for the fourth, aft helium was discovered miraculously alive.

He besides talked astir however Helen Fielding, the writer and creator of the iconic character, drew upon her ain acquisition of grief and motherhood to travel up with the archetypal conception which turned into the 4th film.

‘It’s really a precise bully and moving publication and I accidental that arsenic idiosyncratic who is horrid astir scripts,’ helium said, chatting to Graham connected the sofa with chap guests Neneh Cherry, Sebastian Stan and Greg Davies.

‘Because Helen Fielding had a bittersweet story. She got joined to an American screenwriter and they had children, past helium died, and she raised the children by herself,’ helium explained.

‘Then she started penning a caller astir a pistillate raising children by herself with a dormant begetter and husband. She realised the quality was a spot similar Bridget, truthful made it into a Bridget Jones book. As good arsenic being highly funny, it’s very, precise sad.’

He continued, explaining his involvement: ‘There was perfectly nary relation for Daniel Cleaver arsenic acold arsenic I could see, but they wanted to cram maine in. So we sat down together.

‘I’m rather hard these days and I felt what they projected was good but not great, I felt helium needed a 3rd dimension. He’s successful his 60s now, helium can’t conscionable beryllium making his mode down the King’s Road eyeing up young girls.

‘I felt that what they projected was good but not great. So they invented – well, I invented – a alternatively a bully interim story,’ helium quipped.

Over the past fewer months, sneak peeks astatine the upcoming movie person delighted fans arsenic the formed and unit person been snapped filming crossed London.

The movie is acceptable to prima White Lotus and One Day breakout star Leo Woodall as Bridget’s toyboy emotion interest which volition delight fans who loved him successful erstwhile romanticist roles.

Hugh has been snapped filming for the upcoming movie and antecedently hyped up fans for the film, arsenic helium told ET: ‘I’ll archer you what, I deliberation this publication for the 4th Bridget is the champion 1 of the four. And, successful fact, 1 of the champion scripts I person work successful a agelong time.’

The Graham Norton Show airs connected Fridays astatine 10.40pm connected BBC One.

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