In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat - a film as captivating as the novel. Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty and neurotic .. Read more
| Starring | Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones |
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| Director | Sharon Maguire |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Bridget Jones's Diary author Helen Fielding is single again after separating from her longtime partner, according to a new report. The writer has parted ways with The Simpsons scriptwriter Kevin Curran, her partner of 10 years and the father of her two children, reports the Daily Express newspaper. Fielding, who is worth an estimated £20 million, penned the chart-topping books Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason that spawned the hit films starring Renee Zellweger... Read more
Hit movie Bridget Jones's Diary is to be made into a musical. The 2001 film, starring Renee Zellweger, grossed £188 million worldwide, while the 2004 sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, raked in £175 million. And the writer of the original novels, Helen Fielding, is hoping to cash in further on the franchise with an all-singing all-dancing stage production. She tells The Times, "I've been doing it (writing) for two years, and writing the songs." Read more
A Los Angeles judge has ordered Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger to turn over her diary as part of an ongoing insurance battle over her hit movie Cinderella Man. The star requested a £2 million payment from film insurance bosses after her co-star Russell Crowe suffered a dislocated shoulder and delayed filming on the 2005 picture by seven weeks. However, executives at the insurance company claim Zellweger is not party to the £4.1 million which has already paid out as a result of the Read more
Hugh Grant movies Love Actually and Four Weddings And A Funeral have come out top of a poll of romantic films that men secretly love to watch. The two hit Brit films, which were released in 2003 and 1994 respectively, proved popular in the survey conducted by Lovefilm.com. Coming in third was 1997 weepy Titanic, which catapulted Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to fame. In fourth place is 1990's Pretty Woman and rounding out the top five is Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast At Tiffany's, which was... Read more