Zellweger has not ruled out a return to the Bridget Jones role

A third film in the Bridget Jones series is in development, production company Working Title has confirmed.

It is hoped Renee Zellweger will return to the role she first played in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary and reprised in 2004 sequel The Edge of Reason.

No writer or director has been assigned to the project, which Working Title say is in its "very early stages".

Read the whole story on BBC NEWS or try our Toolbar
Bookmark and Share

Related stories from top sites:

  • Prof's arrest fuels racial profiling debate

    Jul 15th, 2009 - USA Today

    Police dropped disorderly conduct charges against prominent Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates on Tuesday, officially ending a case that unofficially is fueling debate over racial profiling. Gates, the director of Harvard's W.E.B...

  • Zellweger on board for third 'Bridget Jones' film

    Jul 15th, 2009 - Newsday.com

    Renée Zellweger will star as Bridget Jones again. The third installment of the comedy will center on the British publishing exec's attempts to have a baby before it's too late...

  • Endeavour blasts off after several postponements

    Jul 15th, 2009 - CNN

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off en route to the international space station Wednesday evening after several days of weather delays. The shuttle took off at 6:03 p.m...

  • Renee Zellweger set to explode in 'Bridget Jones 3'

    Jul 15th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

    Renée Zellweger must be starving for work. We hear she's gonna pack on the pounds again to play Bridget Jones in the third installment of the film series. Last time, she had help from her dearest friends, a.k.a...

  • Renee Zellweger returning as Bridget Jones

    Jul 15th, 2009 - kansascity.com

    Our favorite single girl is coming back. And this time, she wants a baby. Renee Zellweger is expected to start filming the third "Bridget Jones" movie at the end of the year...

More stories ...

Leave a Reply

Comment moderation is enabled. Your comment may take some time to appear.