In Crypt Keeper News: Bridget Jones 4 Trailer is out

[lurkymclurkson]

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Bridget Jones 4: Mad About The Boy has an expected release date of Valentines Day 2025 for all the Rom-Com lovers among us

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[automaticpeople]

How is this the first time I’m hearing about this?

Am I a hermit? Can I not read?

[lurkymclurkson]

i think they've been lacking a lot with any kind of promo or buzz for this tbh.

[steffi_333]

This is ontd so you definitely can’t read, its like a criterion to join

[brokecouture]

I just noticed/realized that there was a 2nd Moana coming out, so 🤣

[squirrels_oh_no]

I think they in this case is the author who also made Bridget think she was fat when she was 125 lb so she's just an all-around ridiculous person lbr.

[sharo_8760]

I read the book again recently and this is now my pet peeve - when I originally read it at like 16 I thought the same but now I think it really is intended to show that Bridget has real body image issues. Like it's made clear that all the sane people around her think she's normal weight.

[alwayspolaris]

Agreed, I think that's made very clear when she gets as skinny as she "wants" to be and all her friends are like "you look terrible/we liked you better before" because she gave up all the stuff she enjoyed and now just looks sickly. Her friend's botched nose job is another nod about how most of our insecurities are not based in reality. The movie's greatest flaw is that it took her weight obsession at face value.

[insomniachobs]

It always seemed very clear to me that was the intention - but I can totally get how it doesn't read that way to everyone. It's always a bit of a tripping hazard in first person perspective that you have to walk the line between "signal to your reader that your character misperceives this" and "keep the voice consistent to your character's beliefs." It's very easy to just not flag it hard enough to the reader

[lurkymclurkson]

i don't think we really needed a 4th instalment to be honest, its sad they killed Darcy off to get this plot line going.

But having said that, I'm going to watch it, probably at the movies. It's nice to see a rom-com lead by a woman over the age of 50 since women in hollywood are not allowed to age like the men do.

I hope it does well, so we get more older-woman-led films in the future

[swimbee]

I don't think it's releasing in theaters - seems like it's just on Peacock

[lurkymclurkson]

Peacock is not available in Australia, but its being released there on the 13th of Feb, according to the IMDB, so maybe it will have a theatre release?

Ok quick google, i found on the guardian article about the trailer: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is due for release on 13 February in Australia and 14 February in the UK and US, with the latter also seeing it debut on the Peacock streaming service on the same day.

[er1s]

well... nothing says Happy valentine's day like 'we killed the love interest' oop

[anterrabre]

I know I'm high right now but...wtf is this? I am screaming right now, is that the hustler dude from the White Lotus hitting on Bridget? Darcy is dead, and now Chiwetel is in the mix as well? Daniel Cleaver's back too? Mess.

[flyingpigs_live]

I've never seen these movies but i've always got the impression that she ended up with Hugh Grant's character?

[insomniachobs]

Nope. Not in the movies or the books.

[shizshockhorror]

Hugh Grants character is meant to be the George Wickham-esque one

[sjazzmreow]

No, he's the slimey but charming arsehole. Mark Darcy/Colin Firth, the "seems like an arsehole at first but that was actually just awkwardness and in reality he is noble and wonderful and likes and respects her just as she is" is the true love interest (I may be a bit in love with him also).

The confrontation between the two of them is one of the best parts of the first movie: