Leo Woodall‘s fans were sent into a frenzy following the announcement he has been cast in the fourth installment of rom-com classic, Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy.
The One Day star, 27, was revealed to be starring in the upcoming film, however it is not yet clear which part he will play in the franchise.
During the last film, Bridget Jones’ Baby released in 2016, the titular character discovered she was pregnant with her first child.
If the film stays true to the novel, Bridget’s husband Mark Darcy (Collin Firth) dies and she is left as his widow with two children.
Mad About The Boy would follow Bridget (Renee Zellwegger) as a single mother of two navigating the dating scene, apps, and an age-gap romance.
Leo Woodall ‘s fans were sent into a frenzy following the announcement he has been cast in the fourth installment of rom-com classic, Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy
The book’s plot suggests there is every chance Leo could also play the role of her younger lover
The book’s plot suggests there is every chance Leo could also play the role of her younger lover.
Fans also predicted that if the film was set in the future, Leo may play the son of Bridget and Mark.
Following the announcement that the White Lotus star would star in the film, fans of the actor shared their joy on X.
One person referenced the fact that Colin has not yet been linked to the film, after Bridget got her happy ending at the end of the third movie and married Mr Darcy.
In the books, Mark is killed off in the third novel, however the writers of the film changed the ending so that he and Bridget married.
It is possible that they have now gone back to the original plot and Colin’s character will be dead in the fourth film.
One fan said: ‘Obviously Mr Darcy is missing wtffff, BUT LEO WOODALL? I’m going to die!’
While others said: ‘LEO WOODALL OMG IT’S JUST MY DAY FR BROTHERS JESUS’; ‘LEO WOODALL IN BRIDGET JONES MY MAN IS A MOVIE STAR!!!’; ‘WAIT HOLD ON LEO WOODALL??? FOR BRIDGET JONES????’
Leo has shot to stardom following his leading role in Netflix hit One Day, opposite his co-star Ambika Mod, who played his love interest Emma Morley
Following the announcement that the White Lotus star would star in the film, fans of the actor shared their joy on X
‘LEO WOODALL AND HUGH GRANT??? I am going to throw up (from excitement)’; You had me at Leo Woodall tbh’; ‘Leo Woodall in a classic romcom like my scream will be heard around the world’.
Others who were convinced Leo would play the role of a son, said: ‘WE WON THE SINGLE SINGLES. LEO WOODALL AS HIS SON!!!’
‘Wait I know what you’re going to do. 100 per cent they are going to kill Mr Dacy like in the book damnit and Chitwetel will be Bridget’s new love interest. But I think Leo Woodall is going to be Darcy and Bridget’s son and omgggg, this is very bittersweet.’
‘NOOO I JUST REALISED THAT LEO WOODALL IS PROBABLY PLAYING BRIDGET AND MARK’S GRIEVING SON DON’T TOUCH ME.’
Leo has shot to stardom following his leading role in Netflix hit One Day, opposite his co-star Ambika Mod, who played his love interest Emma Morley.
The actor won hearts across the globe with his part as troubled Dexter Mayhew, who struggled to come to terms with light in the spotlight and the death of his mother.
The film sees his enduring relationship with his friend-turned-lover Emma is spotlighted every day on the same date over the course of 20 years as viewers.
Prior to this, Leo featured in the second series of White Lotus, where he played cockney troublemaker Jack.
Others who were convinced Leo would play the role of a son, said: ‘WE WON THE SINGLE SINGLES. LEO WOODALL AS HIS SON!!!’
Bridget Jones 4 was confirmed this week with Renee and Hugh Grant set to reprise their iconic roles.
The fourth instalment – based on the books by Helen Fielding – will see Renee returning as the witty singleton, alongside Hugh as loverat Daniel Cleaver. The Mail On Sunday confirmed the movie will begin filming in May.
Emma Thompson – who played Doctor Rawlings in Bridget Jones’s Baby is also back, with Chiwetel Ejiofor also set to star, per THR.
To Leslie director Michael Morris will helm the film – based on the 2013 novel of the same name, with the film’s script penned by author Helen.
Universal will release the film on Peacock on Valentine’s Day 2025 while internationally it will be released in theatres.
A source told The Mail On Sunday in February: ‘Bridget is back and is about to take over London. Filming is being mapped out already and all of the pre-production is in place.
‘There was some uncertainty about whether it would get off the ground, but the movie is coming.
‘Renee is excited about bringing Bridget back. She adores the character so much. Bridget Jones fever is expected to sweep across London this spring.’
The most recent film, released in 2016, saw Bridget shocked when she found out she was pregnant.
It ended with her marrying Mark, the high-flying lawyer who she’d had on and off feelings for across the three movies. It was also revealed that he was the father to her baby.
Bridget Jones 4 was confirmed this week with Renee and Hugh Grant set to reprise their iconic roles
The fourth instalment – based on the books by Helen Fielding – will see Renee returning as the witty singleton, alongside Hugh as loverat Daniel Cleaver
Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in the film set for release on Valentine’s Day 2025
Hugh didn’t appear in that movie as Daniel was presumed dead at the beginning. At the end, though, there was a newspaper report that said he had been found alive.
A book based on that story was published after the film, and after the Mad About The Boy novel, although it was set earlier.
And in Mad About The Boy, Mark is dead, leaving Bridget as a widow, although it is not known if the movie will be faithful to that.
When asked about a fourth movie instalment, Helen previously told Radio Times: ‘Every film that gets made is a miracle.
‘I think it’s really difficult to make films and to make them happen and to make them good and we want it to be really good. But I really hope so. I’d love to see it on the screen.’
There were rumours last year the movie had been axed due to the US actors’ strikes, but sources said those claims were ‘nonsense’.
The first film, Bridget Jones’s Diary, came out in 2001 and grossed £222 million at the box office – more than ten times what it cost to make. Renee’s last film was the 2019 biopic of Judy Garland.
The most recent film, released in 2016, saw Bridget shocked when she found out she was pregnant. It ended with her marrying Mark, the high-flying lawyer who she’d had on and off feelings for across the three movies. It was also revealed that he was the father to her baby
The first film, Bridget Jones’s Diary, came out in 2001 and grossed £222 million at the box office – more than ten times what it cost to make
