Key Points
Zellweger reunites with Bridget Jones franchise after emotional gap
Explores widowhood and new love with younger co-star
Emotional script captures grief and hope
Final installment of beloved romantic comedy series
The 55-year-old actress shared that the chemistry between her and Woodall was "easy," reported People.
"We're both goofballs, so we laugh really easily," she said, adding, "So there was a lot of that, instantly. We had fun together. We all did. I'm pretty spoilt rotten."
Addressing her character Bridget's age-gap romance with the much younger Roxster (Woodall), Zellweger shared, "I was very happy for Bridget Jones. Good for her," as per the outlet.
On talking about reuniting with franchise veterans Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, she added, "was like a warm hug."
"It feels like we have a reunion, adult friends," she explained. "We've been forging this friendship for over 25 years together. Through this journey, shared journey, Bridget Jones' journey."
Zellweger added, "It was both wonderful and really sad," referring to the fact that this is likely the final Bridget Jones movie, reported People.
Firth, who memorably played Mark Darcy, Bridget's love interest-turned-husband in the previous three films, makes a few appearances in Mad About The Boy. However, the opening scene reveals that Mark died four years ago, and a now-fiftysomething Bridget is dealing with widowhood and parenting the couple's two young children alone, as per the outlet.
Bridget strives to regain her groove with the support of her family and friends, as well as an old flame, Daniel Cleaver (Grant). She meets two prospective love interests and is torn between them: Roxster, a 29-year-old park ranger, and Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a teacher at her children's school.
Zellweger said she enjoyed diving back into Bridget's world once more. "Bridget feels like an old friend," she shared, reported People.
However, the What/If actress noted that this latest chapter in Bridget's story felt different than the others, as her character was dealing with profound grief after losing Mark.
"We were familiar with how emotional the material was because the novel [by Helen Fielding] had been out for a while," Zellweger said.
"But the script was so beautifully written that the emotion just sneaks up on you," she continued. "You think you're heading in one direction that feels familiar, and then yeah, it just gets you," reported People.
