The long-awaited Bridget Jones’s Diary sequel could be in doubt because author Helen Fielding and actress Renee Zellweger don’t see eye to eye.
The third instalment, Mad About The Boy, has now been written into two scripts, one starring Renee, who played lead character Bridget in the first two movies, and one that doesn’t.
In the latest book, Helen is quick to thank actors Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, who both starred in the 2001 film and the 2004 sequel, but she fails to mention lead actress Renee.
“They didn’t really stay in touch after the last film, though Hugh, Colin and Helen all did and have a great working relationship. Everyone expected Helen to thank Renee but it wouldn’t have been sincere because they aren’t good friends,” a source told the UK Mirror.
“The main problem was that Helen, understandably, was very protective over the screenplay and how she saw the role of Bridget being played.
“But Renee had her own very definite views. There was simply a clash of working personalities.”
The new novel sees Bridget, a 51-year-old widower with two young children, date a toy boy before finding love with a teacher at her son’s school.
Although the new book is already a bestseller, the chance of it becoming a Hollywood film is in doubt.
Producers in LA are yet to snap up the rights to the novel, but have been working with Helen on writing an independent script called Bridget Jones’s Baby.
The production has hit a number of roadblocks along the way, including the killing off of Mark Darcy, who was played by Colin.
“You might be seeing Bridget Jones’s granddaughter’s story being told by the time we get there!” Colin said of the problems attached to producing the film.
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