When I saw Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy on the 2025 movie schedule, I wanted to do my homework and watch its predecessors. However, while my colleague Mike Reyes did go back and watch the ...

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy brought the band back together, with stars like Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant reprising their roles, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, and Isla ...

R.I.P. Mark Darcy Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy has a couple of heartbreaking reveals, including that Bridget’s father has passed away, but the biggest one is Darcy’s death.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy will also be released in theaters internationally—including the U.K., France, and more via Universal, starting on Wednesday, February 12.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy cast: The new Bridget Jones film will see Renée Zellweger and Emma Thompson reprise their roles and the return of Hugh Grant from the first two films.

In “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” now streaming on Peacock, we find Bridget (Renée Zellweger) a mother of two and, sadly, a widow.

And in “Mad About the Boy,” Zellweger gets the chance to imbue Bridget with more dramatic resonance than she’s had yet, particularly when things get thorny (and eventually, horny) with Billy ...

For director Michael Morris, “Mad About a Boy” marks only his second feature and came his way after a chance meeting with Fielding at a friend’s house. As she described the story of the ...

That said, I wish “Mad About the Boy” took more aggressive fun in plugging Bridget into the fads and tropes of the present day. The movie, by design, has a sentimental middle-aged softness to it.

Winking at the past — “Mad About the Boy” does that a lot — there’s another man waiting in the wings: Bridget’s son’s logically minded teacher Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor).

I’m now looking forward to seeing Bridget as a madcap grandmother. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Rated R for saucy language and fulfilling sex. Running time: 2 hours 4 minutes. Watch on Peacock.

Renée Zellweger, Leo Woodall, and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in the fourth "Bridget Jones" film, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," streaming on Peacock.