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A new Bridget Jones film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, is officially in the works, and casting has just been announced!

Hugh Grant is speaking out about the upcoming fourth Bridget Jones movie, and unfortunately, seemed to confirm some upsetting news for fans in the process.

Hugh Grant has settled a High Court claim against the publisher of The Sun newspaper over allegations of unlawful information gathering, a judge has been told.

Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) and Ruth Wilson (Luther) have been tapped to star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller series for Apple TV+, based on the book from Gold Daggar Award-winning author Mick Herron.

A BBC police drama fans hailed 'easily the best thing on TV' is returning for a second series on Monday night (April 15). Blue Lights launched to more than seven million viewers when it debuted last March.

Midsomer fans rejoice - the long-running ITV crime drama returns with a brand new series tonight (Sunday April 14).

Helen Flanagan has reflected on her life as a parent as she spent time with her children in Scotland. The former Coronation Street star, 33, shares three children with ex-fiancee Scott Sinclair: Matilda, seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two.

Bridget Jones fans have weighed in after it was confirmed a fan-favourite love interest won't be returning for the franchise's fourth instalment. Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are set to reprise their roles Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.

One Day, is set to join the cast of Bridget Jones 4.After three successful movie adaptations of the novels by Helen Fielding, a fourth film is about to begin production, according to the BBC.Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are all due to reprise their roles in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which is scheduled for a US release on February 14 2025. A date for UK release hasn’t yet been announced.The book on which the film will be based was originally published in 2013, and rejoins the beloved protagonist as she navigates her 50s as a widowed mother to two, following the death of Mark Darcy, who was played by Colin Firth in the previous films.Firth won’t be appearing in the fourth film, with Fielding reportedly writing Mark’s landmine-caused death into the story because she didn’t want Bridget to become a “smug married” type.Fans of the franchise will be pleased to see Grant reprising his role as the womanising antagonist Daniel Cleaver, who skipped out on the third film, Bridget Jones’ Baby.

Bridget Jones is back, with a fourth film confirmed to be in the making. Renée Zellweger will return as the titular character, Bridget Jones, and there are even more familiar faces joining the cast. One Day star Leo Woodall (who plays Dexter Mayhew in the series) will be joining the sequel, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.

Bridget Jones is back to write in her diary once again. Renée Zellweger will be returning for the fourth installment of the iconic romantic comedy franchise.The film, titled “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” is set to premiere in theaters and on Peacock come Valentine’s Day 2025.

Katcy Stephan Two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger is set to return to one of her most beloved roles in Universal Pictures’ and Working Title’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” an adaptation of Helen Fielding’s best-selling novel. Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are confirmed to return alongside franchise newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall. The film will be directed by Michael Morris (“To Leslie,” “Better Call Saul”).

Brian Cox has been announced to voice Santa Claus in an upcoming Netflix film.The Succession actor has been announced as part of the cast for That Christmas, an animated film courtesy of Simon Otto (How To Train Your Dragons). That Christmas is reported to be an adaptation of the children’s book series written by award-winning director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones).Starring alongside Cox will be Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.

Sydney Sweeney has opened up more about starring in Sony Pictures‘ Madame Web, which she has described as a “strategic business decision”.Speaking to GQ UK recently, Sweeney responded to the film’s negative reception and co-star Dakota Johnson‘s comments about the film’s production and flop at the box office. While Johnson said she “probably will never do anything like it again”, Sweeney’s open to taking another crack at the film: “I think that if the story is right and you have the right team, I would love to.”However, Sweeney also revealed that her decision to act in Madame Web was more of a business move than anything else: “To me that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony.

Claire Skinner, who is best known for her role in Outnumbered, is returning to our screens for Channel 5's new thriller Coma. But away from fame, the actress, 59, tends to keep her life out of the spotlight, however, she is known to be dating her co-star from the hugely popular comedy series.

Barbie‘s ‘I’m Just Ken’ for his final Comic Relief appearance last night (March 15) – watch it below.The Comic Relief co-founder announced he was hosting his final Red Nose Day earlier this year, telling the BBC it was “time to hand on to the new generation”.Now, he has officially said his goodbyes with his own version of the Barbie‘s hit song, which he dubbed ‘I’m Just Len’ . Henry donned Ryan Gosling’s unforgettable costume and referenced several iconic sketches from nearly 40 years of hosting the annual show: “I’m Just Len / Acting with Idris and a chicken / Is it my legacy to wear a giant red nose on my meat and veg?“In the sketch, he also pondered about his future ambitions, including starring in “a Marvel movie with Beyoncé”, running for Prime Minister (“You know I’ll win”) and turning Number 10 into “a great big dope ass Premier Inn” (but maybe not I’m A Celeb, according to the sketch).Watch Henry’s full performance here.Henry founded Comic Relief with screenwriter Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones) in 1985, establishing the charity in response to the famine in Ethiopia.Since 1986, Comic Relief has hosted Red Nose Day as an annual fundraising event.

From those iconic granny pants to her bumbling attempts at finding romance, Bridget Jones is one of literature’s most popular singletons. And now, Renée Zellweger is set to step back into Bridget’s shoes for a fourth instalment of the romcom movie franchise.

) Bridget Jones hit the silver screen, fans have been clamoring to see the further adventures of the plucky heroine, played by .Following the success of 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary (which, fun fact, is based on Pride & Prejudice), Zellweger starred in two sequels, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones’ Baby (2016).Now, a fourth movie is reportedly in the works. Here’s what we’ve heard about the flick.“Filming is being mapped out already and all of the pre-production is in place…There was some uncertainty about whether it would get off the ground, but the movie is coming,” a source told the in February 2024, citing May as the start of shooting in London.According to the Daily Mail article, it’ll take inspiration from one of author Helen Fielding’s later Bridget Jones novels, which follows our heroine navigating social media and dating apps as a single mom following the death of her longtime love Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).So far, only is reportedly confirmed.

Anyone But You co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are looking for a new project to work on together.The pair have said they are actively looking through scripts to find another film that they would be able to star in alongside each other, after the runaway success of their latest project.Anyone But You recently surpassed the $200 million (£158 million) barrier at the worldwide box office, which makes it the first romcom to hit those heights since 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians, and the first R-rated entry in the genre to make that much money since Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016.The film sees the pair play Bea and Ben – two people who hate each other. However, they decide to pretend to be a couple during a destination wedding in Sydney, Australia.And now, Powell has revealed in a red carpet interview at this weekend’s SAG Awards that they are already looking for a potential new collaboration.“When you find somebody that you really jive with, Sydney is so easy to work with and so fun,” he told Variety.

Refresh for latest…: Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love continued to sing sweet tunes in its sophomore session, adding $15M from 59 international box office markets for a drop of 37% from its above-expectations stellar opening. The overseas cume is now $49.4M for $120.6M worldwide.

The shirt worn by Colin Firth in the TV series adaptation of Pride And Prejudice is up for auction. The shirt, which became famous when Mr Darcy, played by Firth, emerged from a lake in it, is expected to fetch between £7,000 and £10,000.

Ever since Coronation Street favourite Mary Taylor lost her lover Norris back in 2021, the star has been sorely neglected in the romance department, with her will-they-won’t-they relationship with Brian Packham never quite getting off the ground. However, in new scenes which aired on Tuesday 13 February, Mary revealed that she was beginning the lament her lack of partner, as she revealed she would instead be spending her Valentine’s Day this year crying into her Ben Shephard cushion.The hilarious but heartbreaking development first began when Billy Mayhew had hoped to impress his husband Paul Foreman with a surprise Valentine’s gift of a ride in a motorcycle sidecar, driven by his pal biker Dewy.

Silent Witness star Neil Pearson has led a successful career from a series of established TV roles to starring in a hit movie alongside Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant.The hit BBC drama Silent Witness, which was first aired in 1996, follows a group of forensic scientists as they investigate ghastly crimes in a bid to catch those responsible.The last episodes, titled King’s Cross Part 1 and 2, will air this week as the team investigates the crime of a killer dubbed The King’s Cross Serial Killer after a mass grave is discovered underneath the London Underground station. In a gripping end to the latest series, Neil joins the team as DI Steve Tudor, assisting CS Sheila Court in helping uncover the truth.

Since first shooting to fame in the 1990s, singer and songwriter Gabrielle has been delighting audiences around the world with her stellar vocals and distinctive stage presence, with fans once again being treated to her phenomenal voice during this week’s Graham Norton Show. The 54 year old star is best known to fans for her iconic track Dreams, which topped the UK singles chart when it was first released back in 1993, however it was her 2000 classic Out of Reach, which featured in Bridget Jones’ Diary, which truly catapulted her to global stardom.

Refresh for latest…:We’re still in a holdover pattern for Hollywood at the global and international box office, though milestones continue to be reached on an offshore and worldwide basis for existing releases. Meanwhile, Anyone But You saw an uptick overseas and drops were good for others (including newly-minted Oscar nominees). One new local entry, India’s Fighter, flew to the top of the global weekend chart. 

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell‘s new film Anyone But You has become the highest-grossing R-rated romcom for nearly a decade.The new film sees the pair play Bea and Ben – two people who hate each other. However, they decide to pretend to be a couple during a destination wedding in Sydney, Australia.According to Deadline, Anyone But You has now crossed $100million (£78.6million) globally since its release last month.That makes it the highest-grossing R-rated romcom since British classic Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016 – the latter sequel took $211.9million (£166.6million) worldwide across its run.Meanwhile, Powell admitted in December that he “almost died” filming a nude scene for Anyone But You, explaining that filming on a cliff presented a big safety risk.“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” he told Variety.

So, here we are in mid-January, and though we’re staring down the barrel of a tough year ahead, it’s not all wintry doom and gloom on an international box office (and combined global) level. 

Alex Ritman Ridley Scott has found the god of music for his upcoming “Gladiator” sequel. Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to compose the score for the hotly-anticipated Paramount feature, which is due out Nov.

Bridget Jones’s Diary and No Country For Old Men are among the films leaving Netflix UK in January 2024.The streaming platform removes films and TV shows every month, as licensing agreements to host them on the service expire.For the first month of 2024, the Bridget Jones trilogy is one of the main casualties – with Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason and Bridget Jones’s Baby all leaving the platform on January 1.Elsewhere, The Gentlemen from director Guy Ritchie is leaving on January 3, followed by Drive starring Ryan Gosling and Paranormal Activity. You can check out the full list of confirmed removals (via What’s On Netflix) below.January 1A Wedding For Christmas (2018)Acrimony (2018)The Age Of Innocence (1993)The Bank Job (2008)Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004)Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)Christmas Wedding Planner (2017)Christmas With A View (2018)Daddy Day Camp (2007)The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)Dragons: Dawn Of The Dragon Racers (2014)Fall Of The Krays (2016)Full Out 2: You Got This (2020)Good Burger (1997)Halloween (2007)The Heartbreak Kid (2007)I Am Jonas (2019)Jeff Dunham: Unhinged In Hollywood (2015)Labyrinth (1986)The Last Castle (2001)Love Life (2021)Maid In Manhattan (2002)Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018)Mom And Dad (2017)The Ninth Gate (1999)No Country For Old Men (2007)Power Rangers (2017)Puriyatha Puthir (2017)The Raid (2011)The Raid 2 (2014)Rise of the Krays (2015)Sanju (2018)Taramanu (2017)The Truman Show (1998)Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Tough Love (2014)The Uninvited (2009)War (2007)Warrior (2011)Watchmen (2009)Werewolves Within (2021)Wrong Turn (2003)January 2DreamWorks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)Hellboy (2004)January 3The Gentlemen (2020

Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Wayne Rogers and Loretta Swit, and executive producers Gene Reynolds and Burt Metcalfe. There will also be new behind-the-scenes footage, stories and photos. Where to watch: 8 p.m. on Fox.The classic 1989 rom-com follows Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan), two initially reluctant friends, as their relationship changes through the years – and is filled with nice sweaters and Manhattan fall foliage.

Love Actually might have come out 21 years ago, but it's still a Christmas classic - with many of its characters instantly recognisable to many. Many of the actors from the film have gone on to star in other popular shows like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Bridget Jones' Diary. One actress that Love Actually fans might remember, however, is Mia, who ended up being the mistress to Harry, who was portrayed by the late Alan Rickman.

Anticipation for next year’s Amy Winehouse movie Back to Black is growing with Studiocanal unveiling a second image and announcing release dates.

I'm A Celebrity's Josie Gibson admitted she thought This Morning bosses were 'joking' when she landed a hosting role on the programme. After winning Big Brother in 2010, Josie started her This Morning duties in 2019, as a features presenter, where she found herself in hilarious Bridget Jones-style situations, such as testing out rollercoasters as her side-splitting reactions were filmed.

“The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love” (Quirk). It almost always goes, “Girl meets boy.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to “Wicked Little Letters,” a stranger-than-fiction mystery comedy starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley. The movie, directed by “Me Before You” filmmaker Thea Sharrock, had its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. “Wicked Little Letters” will debut in theaters sometime in 2024.

Giovanni Pernice appeared to deliver one last blow after Amanda Abbington's sudden and unexpected exit from Strictly Come Dancing. The professional dancer, 33, was already said to be "annoyed" by how the Sherlock actress, 49, went about deciding to quit the hugely-popular BBC One competition.