Isla Fisher and Nico Parker Join Jim Broadbent Returns and More

“Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher, Nico Parker (“How to Train Your Dragon”), Josette Simon (“Anatomy of a Scandal”) and Leila Farzad (“Black Mirror: Joan is Awful”) have joined the cast of “Bridget.” Jones: Mad About the Boy,” premiering on Valentine’s Day next year in theaters worldwide and on Peacock in the United States.

Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent return to play Bridget’s father and mother. Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson and James Callis will return to reprise their roles as Bridget’s friends. Neil Pearson, Joanna Scanlan and Celia Imrie also return for this latest installment of the “Bridget Jones” series. They join stars Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson as well as newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.

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“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” is based on the third “Bridget Jones” novel by Helen Fielding and will be the fourth film in the franchise. The film is currently in production with Michael Morris directing from a screenplay by Fielding, Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer.

“Bridget Jones’s Baby,” released in 2016, grossed $212 million worldwide on a budget of $35 million. The “Bridget Jones” films have grossed more than $760 million at the worldwide box office.

“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” from Universal, StudioCanal and Miramax is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jo Wallett via Working Title Films. Amelia Granger, Sarah-Jane Wright and Fielding are executive producers. StudioCanal will co-finance and co-distribute in select international territories. Miramax is also co-financing the film.

Fisher is represented by UTA, Simon is represented by Scott Marshall Partners, Parker is represented by Curtis Brown and Farzad is represented by B-Side and Tapestry London.

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