A third film, Bridget Jones's Baby, was released in 2016.īridget Jones ( Renée Zellweger) is ecstatic about her new relationship with Mark Darcy ( Colin Firth). Zellweger received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance.

Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing over $260 million worldwide. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2004 and a week later in the United States, to mixed reviews from film critics. It is the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, and Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, released in 2004, didn’t fare as well critically but made $262 million worldwide, the majority of that internationally.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Adam Brooks, Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding, based on Fielding's 1999 novel of the same name. His name has surfaced in connection with several gestating projects, including Atom Egoyan‘s The Devil’s Knot, a feature based on the West Memphis Three case.īridget Jones’ Diary, an adaptation of the best-selling book by Fielding, was a global success both financially and critically when it was released in 2001 (it made almost $282 million worldwide). Firth, who has since become an Oscar winner for The King’s Speech, is an especially in-demand actor. But any significant delay could jeopardize their availability. That led to Cattaneo’s hiring.Īt this point, the cast is still on board to reprise their roles in the film, in which Zellweger’s character hits her 40s an wants to have a baby. But Feig left the movie in the fall amid creative differences with Working Title.

Paul Feig ( Bridesmaids) was attached to direct the project last year and even worked on the script. This isn’t the first roadblock the production has hit.

A Grant rep did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Regardless, producers have decided not to proceed until the issues can be resolved.

It’s unclear whether he refused to shoot the film (his deal is signed, says a source) or whether he simply expressed his dissatisfaction. Another source, however, says the script problems will be worked out and “the movie will definitely shoot sometime this year.”Īccording to several insiders, Grant has been especially vocal in his displeasure with the script, credited to David Nicholls and author Helen Fielding.

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