It’s been two years since Bridget Jones fans were left with that cliffhanger: Daniel Cleaver is still alive. But will the devilishly charming character return to Bridget’s universe should a fourth movie happen? Actor Hugh Grant isn’t totally opposed.
“I don’t know, I don’t know. It depends on the story,†he said at Wednesday’s press conference for Amazon’s A Very English Scandal. It might be a tough sell, though. Grant recalled how an early version 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby had Daniel Cleaver “in it a lot,†but he just wasn’t seeing the vision. “I could never make him work in that story … I just didn’t know how Daniel Cleaver would react to [Bridget’s pregnancy]. I thought he would’ve run away from the situation.â€
And the other version, in which Daniel “sort of stuck around and changed completely, really into having a baby†was also a hard no. “I thought: That’s just not him. And in the end, we gave up.â€
Unless the potential Bridget 4 has Cleaver written all over it, rom-coms may be a thing of the past for the actor. “I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth in the sense of looking down on romantic comedies. I’m proud of them,†he says. “If I get home and switch on the TV … there I am. Chatting up some girl. I’m sort of grateful to them, but I’m also very pleased to be through with them, I have to say. I think some of the stuff I get offered to do now is just more challenging and interesting.â€
But lucky for fans, he hasn’t totally closed the door yet on those flicks that are still so loved. “I think we’re gonna do a Four Weddings sequel-ette for Comic Relief. That seems to be the plan.â€