Bridget Jones is back on the big screen with her fourth adventure. But will there be a part 5 with Renée Zellweger after Crazy About Him?
In 2001, we were able to see Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones on the big screen for the first time. The adaptation of the novel by Helen Fielding quickly became a British cultural asset and over the last 24 years has been followed by three sequels – of which Crazy About Him is currently filling cinemas in Germany.
After part 4, however, the inevitable question arises as to whether fans have seen the last on-screen adventure of the unique TV producer and her romantic escapades here. The answer is not easy.
Renée Zellweger is hoping for Bridget Jones 5 – and the numbers are optimistic.
As Renée Zellweger revealed to the BBC at the end of January, she hopes that the end of Bridget Jones with Crazy About Him has not yet been written. She explained that she is not yet ready to accept what the release of the film in cinemas could possibly mean for the series: “Let me live in denial a little longer.”
Author Helen Fielding, who has so far brought three Bridget Jones novels to the bookshelves, was also unclear about a further sequel. She diplomatically stated: “Never say never.”
If Bridget Jones 4 is a huge success at the box office, it is quite possible that the makers, including Zellweger and Fielding, will want to build on this success. According to InsideKino, the romantic comedy has so far attracted around 345,000 people to cinemas in Germany, and in the UK alone, the film has already grossed over 45 million US dollars (via Box Office Mojo ).
In the US, however, Bridget Jones 4 did not start in theaters, but directly in the streaming program on Peacock. It remains to be seen how this change will affect the romantic comedy’s ultimate success.
A Bridget Jones sequel makes limited sense for the series
Anyone who has seen Bridget Jones 4 will know that the story of the British bundle of chaos has more than less found its conclusion here.
Spoiler alerts for Bridget Jones 4: In it, Bridget learns to deal with the death of her husband Mark (Colin Firth) and to engage in a new love. She and many other well-known characters around Daniel Cleever (Hugh Grant) and Co. get a happy ending before the credits roll, providing us with nostalgic images from 24 years of Bridget Jones history. Spoiler end.
But as film history has taught us more than once, even the most closed franchise can be reopened with the necessary willpower and financial resources.
