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SHAGGING BURNS MANY FAT UNITS: Zellweger (with Firth) returns as Bridget |
| BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON |
| STARRING Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, and Jacinda Barrett: directed by Beeban Kidron (Universal, November 19) |
| When we last saw Bridget (Zellweger), she
was embracing Mark Darcy (Firth) on a snowy London street. But in this
sequel, she's still a long way from becoming a Smug Married. "The movie
poses the question, once you find true love, how do you make it last?"
says director Kidron (To Wong Foo.....), who took over the
franchise from Sharon Maguire. Bridget searches for answers in a Thai
prison, on an Austrian ski slope, and even in a pigsty. "God I could be so
explicit in my description of these pigs and their daily activities, but I
won't," says Zellweger. "They're very friendly in lots of ways. I was
just grateful it wasn't mating season." SUPER SIZE HER. Although she loves the character of Bridget, Zellweger would hesitate to pack on the pounds for a third installment. "It was more physically challenging this time than the last," she says. "And I know it's not healthy. Hey, I saw Super Size Me. Every time that doctor said, 'It's really dangerous for you to gain this amount of weight in such a short period of time,' it made me sink." |
