Hugh Grant says 'no role' for him in 'very sad' Bridget Jones 4 film and he was 'crammed in'

Hugh Grant volition reprise his relation arsenic Daniel Cleaver successful the Bridget Jones 4 - but helium has revealed it astir didn't happen

Hugh Grant is reprising his relation arsenic emotion rat Daniel Cleaver successful the caller Bridget Jones movie – but revealed it astir didn’t happen.

The 64-year-old Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral prima appeared successful the archetypal 2 movies starring other Renee Zellweger’s Bridget arsenic helium fought Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, for her affections.

He was missing from the 3rd movie aft Daniel’s quality appeared to person died successful a level crash, but successful last scenes viewers discovered helium had miraculously been recovered alive. At the aforesaid time, Bridget seemed to person got her happily ever aft getting joined and having a babe with Mark.

But Hugh warned audiences not to expect excessively galore laughter retired large moments from the caller film, which volition beryllium released connected Valentine’s Day 2025. Appearing connected The Graham Norton Show, helium said: “It’s really a precise bully and moving script, and I accidental that arsenic idiosyncratic who is horrid astir scripts.

“Because Helen Fielding [Bridget Jones author] 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. 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.”

When it came to penning Daniel Cleaver backmost into the movie, that was a spot harder. Hugh shared: “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 fine, 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. So they invented – well, I invented – a alternatively bully interim story.”

Though helium stopped abbreviated of revealing further details of what becomes of Daniel, fans already cognize immoderate of the upcoming storyline for Bridget. Sadly Mark - similar writer Helen’s hubby successful existent beingness - dies successful the film, truthful it’s a caller section for Bridget arsenic she navigates beingness arsenic a widow.

But we cognize it volition absorption connected Bridget arsenic a azygous mum trying to get the knack of dating apps. And she bags herself a artifact lad successful the latest movie – oregon astatine slightest dates one. Pictures from filming astir London, amusement Bridget with her younger person called Rockstar, played by 28-year-old One Day and White Lotus prima Leo Woodall.

She is besides acceptable to person a fling with PE teacher Mr Walker, played by 12 Years A Slave histrion Chiwetel Ejiofor. And fans could beryllium rooting for her to revive her on-off romance with Daniel Cleaver, but volition person to hold and spot what happens erstwhile the movie comes retired connected February 14.

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