'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' trailer shows Renée Zellweger looking for love after tragedy

The first trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has been released, and Renée Zellweger's Bridget is still looking for love as she recovers from the tragedy of losing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Yes, you read that right, Darcy is gone and the bad news comes straight from the trailer.

Still, it's the only way forward for our Bridget, as she moves forward in her life, and faces the prospect of not one but two potential romances. There's the hunky and age-appropriate Mr Volker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a teacher at Bridget's kids' school, and the wildcard Roxter (Leo Woodall), who's a little grumpy at puberty, which should be a red flag.

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Mad About the Boy is the fourth film in the franchise, following Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). The film stars many familiar faces from the Bridget Jones film world, including Hugh Grant as the raffish Daniel Cleaver, Jim Broadbent as Bridget's father, Gemma Jones as Bridget's mother, Emma Thompson as Dr. Seuss. Rawlings, Sarah Suleimani as Miranda, Sally Phillips as Shazzer, James Callis as Tom and Shirley Henderson as Jude. New cast members include Leila Farzad, Isla Fisher, Josette Simon and Nico Parker.

Mad About the Boy will hit theaters in the US on January 13, 2025. It will be available for streaming via Peacock in 2017.

The feature film is based on the novel by Helen Fielding, and the author wrote the screenplay with contributions from Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer. Mad About the Boy is directed by Michael Morris (Better Call Him Saul, 13 Reasons Why) and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Joe Wallet. Fielding, Zellweger, Amelia Granger and Sarah-Jane Wright are executive producers on the project.