Bridget Jones's Baby Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?

Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

Comedy Drama Romance Sequel

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Bridget Jones's Baby.

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  Renée Zellweger

  ... Bridget Jones

  My One and Only, New in Town

• 
  Patrick Dempsey

  Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Thanksgiving

• 
  Colin Firth

  ... Mark Darcy.

  Steven Spielberg 2026 Project, Genius

• 
  Jim Broadbent

  ... Bridget's Dad

  Jay Kelly, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

• C
  Celia Imrie

  ... Una Alconbury

  Good Grief, Love Again

• J
  James Callis

  ... Tom

  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Austenland

• S
  Sally Phillips

  ... Shazza

  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Ferdinand

• E
  Enzo Cilenti

  ... Gianni

  The Fourth Kind, High Rise

• G
  Gemma Jones

  ... Bridget's Mum

  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Emily

• E
  Ed Sheeran

  Yesterday, Sumotherhood

Crew Behind the Film

The Bridget Jones's Baby behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer David Nicholls last wrote Far From The Madding Crowd and Great Expectations.

Director

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Screenwriters

David Nicholls
Helen Fielding

Producers

Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner

Production Details

What we know about the Bridget Jones's Baby movie production.

Key Facts

• The story is believed to be based on columns written by Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding and not her latest novel, Mad About The Boy (per Deadline.com, 9/10/15).
• Director Sharon Maguire director Sharon Maguire -- who helmed the original Bridget Jones’s Diary in 2001 -- will be at the helm again.
• Hugh Grant’s dashing Daniel Cleaver will not be in the film.
• Based on the weekly columns by Helen Fielding.

Production Updates for Bridget Jones's Baby

Jun 2016

Completed

Changed Bridget Jones's Baby movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2016

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Sep 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production begins October 2nd in the UK.

Jul 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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