Connect with us

CELEBRITY

Hugh Grant Cried Reading the Script for ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’

Published

on

Hugh Grant says he wept reading the script for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Grant, 64, reprises his role as dastardly Daniel Cleaver in the fourth Bridget Jones movie, which hits theaters on Valentine’s Day, 2025.

“I loved the script — it made me cry, and I wanted to help with this one,” the actor told Vanity Fair in an interview published Wednesday, September 11. “But really there’s no part for Daniel Cleaver in it at all. They wanted him in it, and in the end, they’d done something I wasn’t crazy about.

Putting on his screenwriter’s hat, Grant “wrote some scenes” that director Michael Morris approved and weaved into the plot. Then Grant signed on to costar alongside Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emma Thompson and Leo Woodall, Bridget’s rumored new love interest.

There are people in my life who have always said, ‘Oh, that’s much more like the real Hugh,’” Grant said of Daniel, who seduces Bridget with his devilish charm in the first two movies. 

He had declined an offer to appear in the third Bridget film, 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby, telling Vanity Fair, “I really couldn’t fit my character in — he just didn’t belong, so I stepped aside.”

But Grant was proud to participate in Mad About the Boy. “It’s absolutely the best [Bridget Jones book], and I think it’s very funny and very, very moving,” he said.  “I’m not in a lot, I did a week’s work, that’s it. … But when you see the film, you’ll be very moved.”

Fans of the beloved franchise rejoiced when the film’s poster was unveiled in August. 

New decade. New diary,” read the tagline for the nostalgic ad, which featured Zellweger, 55, sporting a pink cardigan with her character’s iconic red diary in her hand.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CELEBRITY1 hour ago

5 MINS AGO! Princess Kate Makes HUGE Announcement! She FINALLY Revealed Her Kind Of Cancer. The entire nation of England erupted in joyous applause… See more below

CELEBRITY5 hours ago

Kate Middleton broke down in tears as the doctor revealed her condition: “I’m about to undergo an extended course of chemotherapy because the tumor…” Full story below

CELEBRITY6 hours ago

Unable to hide it any longer, King Charles revealed the type of cancer he has been battling for the past five years: ‘It has been terribly hard for me — it is…'” See more below

CELEBRITY11 hours ago

She Lights Up Around Ari…” – OPRAH DROPS THE BOMB! Meghan’s Secret Meetings EXPOSED, Harry Left In The Dark, And Now The World Is Asking: Is This The End Of The Sussex Love Story? Hollywood Just Collided With The Crown and ….. details below

CELEBRITY11 hours ago

“The Queen had to step in!” – Shocking new claim adds fuel to long list of complaints against Harry and Meghan! MORE BELOW

CELEBRITY18 hours ago

Just In: Wildfire That Burned Nearly 4,000 Acres of Land in Ocean County Fully Contained”

CELEBRITY20 hours ago

SAD NEW! William releases a letter from Diana to Camilla, directly DESTR0YlNG Diana in 3 days: After hearing it, King Charles bursts into tears, “I regret it so much…” See more below

CELEBRITY1 day ago

Prince Andrew Re-Emerges in Royal Drama! Rides Into Spotlight After “Cocky” Easter Appearance—Body Language Sparks Major Backlash! Read more below

CELEBRITY1 day ago

“Not just the roses getting trimmed!” – Meghan Markle allegedly scolded royal gardener so badly the Queen had to step in!MORE BELOW

CELEBRITY1 day ago

5 minutes ago, King Charles made a SAD Announcement! Prince Harry has…..See more below

Copyright © 2024 USAenquire