Yahoo Lifestyle Bridget Jones' Diary 3 Is Happening, And There's A Hot New Cast Member
Bridget Jones' Diary is BACK.
It's fair to say that Bridget Jones' Diary 3 has encountered more bumps in the road than all of Bridget's relationship-fails put together. So, it came as some surprise at Marie Claire HQ this morning when we read reports that not only is the third installment set to start filming in October, it has a brand new cast member: Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey.
We'll give you a moment to calm yourselves...
Patrick Dempsey. Photo: Getty
All good?
According to Deadline, the 49-year-old Grey's Anatomy star is in "final negotiations" to take on a starring role in the ever-popular franchise but no word yet on what part he shall play.
Dempsey will join original cast members Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth, who will be reprising their roles as the eponymous Bridget and her long-time love interest Mark Darcy, but alas they will be sans everyone's favourite love rat, Daniel Cleaver (played by Hugh Grant).
We thought a love triangle between Hugh and Colin was tough, imagine throwing McDreamy into the mix!
That's not the only problem we've caught wind of, though. Last year rumours of a rift between author Helen Fielding and Renee Zellweger were doing the rounds.
Helen sparked rumours of a fall-out when she left her leading lady off of the acknowledgements list in her new book, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’, but did pen her thanks to Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Eek.
'They didn’t really stay in touch after the last film, though Hugh, Colin and Helen all did and have a great working relationship. Everyone expected Helen to thank Renee but it wouldn’t have been sincere because they aren’t good friends,' a source told The Mirror at the time.
Adding: 'The main problem was that Helen, understandably, was very protective over the screenplay and how she saw the role of Bridget being played.
'But Renee had her own very definite views. There was simply a clash of working personalities.'
At least Colin Firth's seeing the funny side. He previously told the Telegraph: 'The way it's going, you might be seeing Bridget Jones's granddaughter's story being told by the time we get there.'
via marie claire UK
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