- The cast of "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" reunited for its French premiere on Monday night.
- This is the fourth and final installment in the "Bridget Jones" franchise.
- Here's how the cast looked at the premiere, 23 years after the first film.
Upon its release nearly 24 years ago, "Bridget Jones's Diary" became, against all odds, a phenomenon, making over $334 million at the box office and spawning an entire franchise.
Somehow, this distinctly British character was performed perfectly by a Texan actor named Renée Zellweger, then best known for playing the love interest in "Jerry Maguire." Her performance was lauded by fans around the world and even earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress in 2002.
Two decades later, almost the entire cast of the original film has reunited for a fourth movie, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy." This time, audiences see Bridget as a newly widowed single mother who decides to get back into the dating game, even though it's changed so much since the last time she was single.
Here's what the cast looked like at the film's premiere in Paris on Monday.
Renée Zellweger
Zellweger, 55, returns for the fourth time to play every millennial's favorite hot mess, Bridget Jones.
For the premiere, Zellweger wore a lacy black one-shouldered gown designed by Saint Laurent.
Hugh Grant
After skipping "Bridget Jones's Baby" in 2016, Grant, 64, returns for "Mad About the Boy" to play Bridget's former boss (and former boyfriend), Daniel Cleaver.
Last we heard of him, Daniel had been found alive after being presumed dead in a plane crash, so we're sure his reappearance in Bridget's life was a (somewhat) welcome surprise.
Grant kept it simple at the premiere with a black suit and white shirt — it's almost identical to what he wore at the premiere of the first film in 2001, per Entertainment Weekly.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ejiofor, 47, joins the "Bridget Jones" universe in this film as Roxster, one of Bridget's new love interests after the death of her soulmate Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).
At the Paris premiere, Ejiofor, an Oscar-nominated actor, wore a black double-breasted suit over a white shirt.
Leo Woodall
Woodall is playing another one of Bridget's love interests, Mr. Wallaker, a teacher at her kids' school.
The 28-year-old is best known for his roles in the second season of "The White Lotus" and the Netflix series "One Day."
He kept it casual on the pink carpet with a brown leather jacket, black sweater, and brown trousers.
Helen Fielding
Fielding is the brain behind Bridget Jones. She wrote the original "Bridget Jones" columns in The Independent in 1995 and then three subsequent novels based on her columns.
Fielding, 66, also wrote the screenplays for all four "Bridget Jones" films.
For the premiere, Fielding wore a long-sleeved black gown with a daring slit and a keyhole cutout on top.
Michael Morris and Mary McCormack
"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" was directed by Michael Morris, who made his directorial debut in 2023 with the film "To Leslie."
He attended the premiere with his wife, Mary McCormack, who is best known for her roles in "The West Wing," "Deep Impact," and "In Plain Sight."
The two matched on the pink carpet, as Morris wore a simple black suit and McCormack wore a menswear-inspired outfit with a black blazer, white button-up, and long black skirt.
