"Bridget Jones 4" Gets Title and Release Date

The fourth installment of the Bridget Jones franchise, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy", is set to release on Valentine's Day 2025. 

The sequel will be bringing back some familiar faces, including that of Renée Zellweger, who stars in the titular role, Hugh Grant, and Emma Thompson.

Production on the highly anticipated sequel has been underway for a while and has now officially wrapped filming. 

The announcement made by the film's production banner, Working Title Films. 

"That's a wrap. See you on Valentine’s Day," it read.

In the third installment, Bridget is married to Colin Firth's Mark, a happy ending for her, while a plane crash is presumed to have claimed Daniel's (Grant) life. 

"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" sees Bridget's luck turn, and not for the better, as she has recently been widowed and forced to return to the dating scene once more. In her early fifties and trying to juggle the modern complexities of life, work and being a single mother, Bridget will continue to pursue her earnest search for love, and we are all here to lend support.

Michael Morris directed the pic from a script penned by franchise author Fielding, Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer. 

Beyond Zellweger, Grant, and Thompson reprising their roles, the upcoming feature will see the addition of new faces, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Isla Fisher and Leo Woodall. Other returning cast members include Celia Imrie, Neil Pearson and Joanna Scanlan. 

The list extends to include Sarah Solemani, James Callis, Sally Phillips, and Shirley Henderson as Bridget’s close friends. Back to portray her parents are Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. 

The exact plot details remains under wraps for "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy." Beyond what we know from the novel, there is airtight information with the character details for newcomers remaining a mystery. 

Last month, returning star, Grant, offered a bit of insight into what is to come. “It’s based on trying to bring up two children alone, and then [it’s] all mixed up in the Bridget Jones [style] comedy, so it's very sad, as well as very funny,” Grant said. “It has me in tears.”

"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" will arrive on Peacock in the U.S. on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025, and will be simultaneously released in theatres around the world on the same day.