Jim Broadbent knew Renee Zellweger was ‘special’ from first Bridget Jones film
Jim Broadbent knew Renee Zellweger was ‘special’ from first Bridget Jones film
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Actor Jim Broadbent has said he knew Renee Zellweger was a “special” actress from her first rehearsal as Bridget Jones. The 75-year-old, who plays Bridget’s father Colin Jones in the series, was speaking to the PA news agency at Wednesday’s London world premiere of the franchise’s fourth and final film, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.
Speaking about reuniting with Zellweger, Broadbent told PA: “She’s just brilliant, absolutely, from the word go on the first film I thought, ‘this is really an especially talented woman, and really clever, and funny, and delightful to be with’.
“From the first day rehearsal, I thought ‘oh here we go, this is different, she’s different’, special.”. Two-time Oscar winner Zellweger, 55, will return as Bridget after the character has been a widow for four years, following the death of her husband Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) while on a humanitarian mission in Sudan.
The film follows her struggles with grief and return to the dating scene, which sees her try the apps in an attempt to find love again, eventually finding a younger man in Roxter (Leo Woodall). Sarah Solemani, who plays reporter Bridget’s friend and work colleague Miranda, told PA she hoped the film would help people struggling with grief in real life.
The 42-year-old said: “Grief runs deep, and anyone who’s ever experienced it will know that it feels like you’ll never be happy again. “And the film reminds anyone who’s had grief that if you just keep going, there’s love on the other end, and you can love again, even with great loss, we all need to be reminded.”.
