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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy

What is bridget jones: mad about the boy?

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Key facts

Title Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy[1]
Type Romantic comedy film[1]
Release year 2025[1]
Series position Fourth film in the Bridget Jones film series[1]
Based on 2013 novel by Helen Fielding[1]
Director Michael Morris[1]

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a 2025 romantic comedy film and the fourth installment in the Bridget Jones series, following a widowed single mother navigating work and modern dating.

Context

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a 2025 romantic comedy and the fourth film in the series, based on Helen Fielding's 2013 novel [1]. It follows Bridget Jones as a widowed single mother balancing parenthood, work, and modern dating [1]. The cast includes Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Leo Woodall [2].

Documented claims

  • Bridget is a widowed single mother who returns to work and re-enters dating. [1]
  • She is pursued by a younger man and also forms a connection with her son's science teacher. [1]
  • Mark Darcy is described as having been killed in Sudan on a humanitarian mission. [2]

Related

Bridget Jones DiaryDetta är den första boken/filmen i serien som denna sida är en uppföljare till.

Questions and answers

Why is Colin Firth not in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?

Colin Firth appears in the film, but his character Mark Darcy is described as having been killed in Sudan on a humanitarian mission [2].

Why was Mark Darcy killed off?

The film explains that Mark Darcy died during a humanitarian mission in Sudan, which sets up Bridget's new life as a widow [2].

Where can I watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy in Canada?

The sources do not specify Canadian streaming availability.

Sources

  1. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — Michael Morris [Review] | In Review Online — inreviewonline.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment