Hugh Grant Explains Why the 4thBridget JonesMovie Is the 'Best' Yet: 'It's the One with the Most Heart'

Mar. 15, 2025

From Left: Hugh Grant; the actor and Renee Zellweger in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage; Laurie Sparham/Universal/Studio Canal/Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock

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Hugh Grant has high praise for the newestBridget Jonesfilm!

The actor, 64, will star alongsideRenée Zellwegerin the fourth movie in the franchise,Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which is set for theatrical release in February 2025.

“It’s the one with the most heart,” Grant toldExtra, adding, “It’s very moving, but also very funny.” Compared to the first three films, Grant said that the upcoming film’s script is “the best” thus far.

Based on the Fielding’s novels, theBridget Jonesfilm series begins with 2001’sBridget Jones’s Diary, in which the titular character (Zellweger, 55) spends a year juggling relationships with barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and her boss Daniel Cleaver (Grant), told through the lens of her diary.

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“I find her so endearing…her self-deprecating sort of determination,” Zellweger said on Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle Showin 2022.“I love her. And I think it’s really rare to get to follow a character through different stages in her life.”

Before Grant is seen reuniting with Zellweger, he’ll return to the screen as the “diabolical” Mr. Reed in the upcomingHeretic, which debuts in theaters on Friday, Nov. 8.

While speaking toExtra, Grant shared a slight spoiler for the newBridget Jonesmovie, quipping that it’s a project “in which I kill no one.”

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boywill debut in theaters in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day 2025.

source: people.com