So I worked with them on it for some time, almost a year, I think, and I could never make the second half of the film work, as far as I was concerned, especially for my character.
Explains Grant, When they came to me a few years ago, they had a good central premise, but I didn’t think the script completely worked. He was approached to be involved, the actor says, but ultimately, his involvement hinged on the quality of the script, which involves an unplanned pregnancy with two possible dads, and his character's arc. Was that always a part of the plan? Well, why Grant isn't in Bridget Jones's Baby is complicated.ĭuring the press tour for his new biopic Florence Foster Jenkins, Grant tells Bustle why he chose not to sign on for a third Bridget Jones film.
Though it's clear by now that he was never any real competition for Bridget's heart, this movie will be fundamentally different for Daniel's absence. As despicable and insecure as he could be, Daniel was a character I hated to love and loved to hate. But instead of being caught between Mark's reliability and Daniel's rakish charm this time around, Bridget will be intrigued by a new love interest played by Grey's Anatomy hunk Patrick Dempsey. Renée Zellweger returns to the role that earned the actor her first Oscar nomination and Colin Firth is back as proper barrister Mark Darcy. In the third installment of the comedy trilogy, one corner of a familiar love triangle has been swapped out: Hugh Grant's character Daniel Cleaver, who doesn't appear in Bridget Jones's Baby. UK and USA.Much has changed on and off-screen since the last time an excerpt from the diary of British "singleton" Bridget Jones made it to theaters.
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