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This is a precarious balancing act, and it’s a testament to Zellweger’s abilities that Bridget was. But the scaffolding of a Bridget Jones story also requires delicate construction.
In the 2004 sequel, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” the screenwriters cranked up Bridget’s anxiety and extinguished all narrative pleasure from the movie: in a fit of squeaky jealousy, she breaks up with Mark Darcy, the aloof, Austen-lifted dreamboat played by Colin Firth, and ends up in a Thai prison after being wrongfully accused of smuggling cocaine. The movie, which did not handle these cross-cultural scenes particularly well, also suffered from the absence of Sharon Maguire, the original director. Now, more than a decade later, Maguire is back, as is Emma Thompson—the secret weapon of the new film, “Bridget Jones’s Baby.” (Thompson, who won a screenwriting Oscar for her 1995 adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility,” was drafted for a last-minute rewrite after cast members started about the script.)But who is Bridget Jones without the thing she satirized—the externally imposed pressure on a woman to self-improve?
Bridget Jones is a fictional character created by British writer Helen Fielding.Jones first appeared in Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary column in The Independent in 1995, which - crucially - did not carry any byline.Thus, it seemed to be an actual personal diary chronicling the life of Jones as a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life, love,.
In “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” the weight of conventional imperative has mostly been lifted. Time has been kind to Bridget’s neuroses, as have the broad cultural shifts that have occurred since she last appeared. Glossy-magazine advice has lost its hold on women-centered messaging; it’s a little gauche now to record one’s calories and scheme obsessively about how to get a man. Bridget mostly lives in a state of self-satisfied self-actualization—an updated, improved female ideal that the movie views, dubiously, as satire-proof. In the opening scene, Bridget is drinking in her pajamas: her signature look. It’s her forty-third birthday. “All by Myself” is playing, as it was in the opening credits of the first movie—but then the song changes, and Bridget boogies to House of Pain’s “Jump Around.” Our intrepid heroine has stopped smoking and yo-yo dieting; from time to time, she SoulCycles, and is happy with her diminished weight.
She has also gotten over her fear of public speaking, the result of her job as a broadcast-news producer. At her ex-boyfriend’s funeral (R.I.P., Daniel Cleaver, tragically deceased as a result of Hugh Grant’s ), Bridget cheerfully takes the podium in front of Mark Darcy, now her ex after almost a decade of dating, and row after row of doe-eyed models.
. United Kingdom. United States. FranceLanguageEnglishBudget$35 millionBox office$212 millionBridget Jones's Baby is a 2016 film directed by and written by, and, based on the fictional columns by Fielding.
It is the third film in the and a to 2004 film. The film stars as Bridget Jones, who after becoming pregnant is unsure if Mark Darcy (, also reprising his role) or Jack Qwant is the father. The film marked Zellweger's return to the screen after a six-year hiatus.began on 2 October 2015 in London.
The film was released theatrically on 16 September 2016 in the United Kingdom and United States and on 5 October in France. It received generally positive reviews and grossed over $211 million worldwide. Contents.Plot On her forty-third birthday, Bridget Jones attends the funeral of Daniel Cleaver, presumed dead after a plane crash. She sees her ex Mark Darcy with his new wife Camilla.Bridget now works as a television producer and is close friends with anchor Miranda. After spending the night of her birthday alone, Bridget embraces her single life, accepting Miranda's offer to go to a music festival where she meets a man called Jack. Later that evening a drunk Bridget crawls into a she thinks belongs to her and Miranda, but actually belongs to Jack.
Despite the surprise, Jack invites her to stay and the two have a one-night stand. In the morning, finding the bed empty, Bridget leaves, unaware Jack is out getting breakfast for both of them.Returning home, Bridget goes to the christening of Jude's youngest child, where she is the godmother and Mark has been asked to be the godfather at the last minute. Mark tells her that he and his wife are divorcing and Camilla was only at the funeral for moral support. Realising they are still in love, Bridget and Mark spend the night together. Mark says he is travelling for work early the next day, so Bridget exits before he wakes up, leaving behind a note telling him that reconnecting with him is too painful.A few weeks later, Bridget realises she is pregnant. She decides that she wants to keep the baby despite being single, as it might be her last chance to have a child. After a visit to the clinic of Dr.
Rawling, she realises that the father could be Mark or Jack. She is unable to contact Jack until Miranda spots him on an TV ad and they realise he is Jack Qwant, a billionaire inventor of a dating website.Miranda conspires with Bridget to have Jack as a guest on their news show so that they can take DNA samples to work out if Jack is the father. Although Bridget tries to stay incognito, Jack recognises her and asks her why she left after their night together.
She apologises and decides to tell him that she is pregnant and that he is the father, without mentioning Mark. Initially taken aback at the responsibility of having a child with a stranger, Jack throws himself into the role of being a father.
Bridget also tells Mark the news who is so thrilled at the prospect that she cannot find the courage to tell him about Jack. Dr Rawlings tries to administer a DNA test, but Bridget decides not to go ahead with it while her child is still in the womb as she is terrified by the risk of miscarriage.Bridget invites Jack to a work event, and is startled when Mark shows up as well. The two men meet, and the three go out to dinner, where Bridget finally admits that she is unsure who the father is. Although disappointed, Jack takes the news well, but Mark is upset and walks out though he eventually becomes supportive as well. Mark and Jack eventually become jealous of each other and when Jack implies that he and Bridget had sex without condoms Mark leaves and ignores Bridget's calls.
Jack asks her to move in with him, but he eventually confesses to Bridget what he told Mark. Upset, Bridget rushes to talk to Mark, but sees his wife arriving at his house, so she walks away.Nine months into her pregnancy Bridget finds herself locked out in the rain. Mark arrives and breaks into the flat for her. After Bridget asks him about his wife at his flat, he informs her that she was there to pick up the last of her things. Just as they are about to kiss, Bridget's water breaks.
When his phone rings for work, Mark throws it out the window, which, although romantic, leaves them without a means to call help. They eventually make it to the hospital with some help from Jack. Later Jack apologises to Mark for his behaviour. Bridget gives birth to a boy, and her friends and parents come to visit them. Rawlings takes Mark and Jack away to perform the DNA test, and they genuinely wish each other luck.A year later, Bridget is at church for her wedding to Mark.
Jack Qwant attends as a guest and holds onto Bridget and Mark's son William.Later a newspaper lying on a bench reveals that Daniel Cleaver has been found alive.Cast. Set, Windsor Great Park, as GlastonburyFilming for a short period began in July 2015 in, where the first scenes for the film were shot at 's concert at. Official with the actual cast began on 2 October 2015 in.The Television Studio interior scenes, the Hospital Ward interiors and various other scenes were shot on Stages 5 and 6 at.On 13 October 2015, shooting was taking place at, and later in October in, at Rosy Bottom.Filming wrapped up on 27 November 2015. Reshoots took place for one week starting 8 January 2016. And in Paris at the film's French premiere, 2016.In October 2015, Bridget Jones's Baby was set for a 16 September 2016 release.On 23 March the first trailer was released. Like the previous two films, the movie received an R rating in the United States.
Zellweger's physical appearance in the trailer for the film has rekindled a debate about the possibility that Zellweger had plastic surgery, which began in 2014 when she re-emerged from a long hiatus. An editorial focused on the trailer for the film by Variety critic Owen Gleiberman titled 'Renee Zellweger: If She No Longer Looks Like Herself, Has She Become a Different Actress?' Prompted a response from Zellweger, who called the scrutiny over her appearance 'sexist' and attributing her difference in appearance solely to 'ageing,' and wrote an open essay explaining her response in the weeks before the film's release. Reception Box office Bridget Jones's Baby grossed $212 million worldwide, including $24.1 million in the United States and Canada and $60 million in the United Kingdom, against a budget of $35 million.The film was released in North America on 16 September 2016 and was projected to gross $12–16 million in its opening weekend from 2,927 theaters. It made $364,000 from its Thursday night previews and $3 million on its first day.
In total, the film made $8.2 million in its opening weekend, falling below projections and scoring the lowest opening of the series.Internationally, where handled most of the releases, the film fared better and especially in the UK where the previous two installments registered the biggest grossers. It debuted day-and-date in conjuncture with its North American release in 41 countries, including big markets like the UK and Ireland, Russia, Australia, Mexico and Spain in its opening weekend. The film will be released in a total of 62 countries. It scored the biggest opening day in the franchise in the UK, the Netherlands and Latin America including Mexico, Panama and Peru, and had number-one opening days in the UK, Australia, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa and Ukraine. Through Sunday, 18 September, it had an opening weekend of $29.9 million from 39 markets and debuted at number one in 24 of them.
It was in second place at the box office, behind. It topped the international box office in its second weekend, earning $21.9 million from 47 markets. It recorded the biggest debut in the franchise and had number-one openings in certain markets like Australia ($4.2 million), the Netherlands ($1.9 million), Spain ($1.7 million), Iceland and New Zealand and bowed at second place in France ($3.7 million) and Russia ($1.4 million).In the United Kingdom and Ireland – the biggest market for the first two films – the film opened on Friday, 16 September, and recorded the biggest comedy/romantic comedy opening day ever, as well as the biggest Working Title and September opening of all time with $4 million at 641 theaters. It went on to score a record breaking £8.11 million ($10.5 million) opening and dominated 57% of the total market share which is the biggest romantic comedy opening weekend ever in the UK; the biggest opening weekend ever for Working Title; and the biggest September launch weekend of all time.
Excluding previews, the film has the seventh biggest debut of the year. The film fell just 20% in its second weekend to £6.4 million ($8.3 million) and continued to lead the box office for the third consecutive weekend, despite the influx of a row of competitions. After three straight wins, it was surpassed by in its fourth weekend. It broke a number of records including the fastest romantic comedy to earn £30 million, doing so on its seventeenth day (the first film took 31 days and the second film took 24 days). It has so far grossed a total of $54 million there becoming the biggest market outside of North America like its predecessors. Adjusted for inflation it is the lowest-grossing film behind both the films (£73.1 million and £57.8 million respectively).After 31 days of playing in theaters, the film became the biggest film in the franchise in the United Kingdom with £42.24 million, surpassing the first film's final gross of £42 million.
It currently sits as the third biggest film of 2016 behind (£42.25 million) and (£46.1 million). In Netherlands, it is the highest-grossing Working Title picture of all time with $8.1 million — passing (1999), which held the record for 17 years. Critical response Bridget Jones's Baby received generally positive reviews from critics. On, the film has an approval rating of 78%, based on 207 reviews, with an of 6.33/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ' Bridget Jones's Baby might be late on arrival, but fans of the series should still find its third installment a bouncing bundle of joy.'
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