After months of rumors, it has been confirmed that the two-time Oscar winner, Renee Zellwegerwill reprise one of her most beloved film roles “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”.

The new Universal Pictures and Working Title production will be an adaptation of Helen Fielding’s 2013 best-selling novel of the same name.

“Mad About the Boy” also marks the return of Hugh Grant in the role of the charming ‘Daniel Cleaver’ alongside Oscar winner Emma Thompson and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.

For the first time in the director’s chair will be a man and indeed Michael Morris, after Sharon Maguire and Biban Kidron in a script written by Fielding.

It is noted that “Bridget Jones’s Diary” was a huge success after its release in 2001 and earned Zellweger her first Oscar nomination. In total the film franchise has grossed $760 million at the box office worldwide.

According to Variety, filming will begin this summer in London and is expected to hit theaters on Valentine’s Day 2025.