- Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.”
- The fourth and final Bridget Jones film is an adaptation of the 2013 novel of the same name.
- As with any book-to-screen adaptation, there have been changes — some big, some small.
“Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy,” the fourth and final book-to-screen adaptation from Helen Fielding’s best-selling series, is streaming on Peacock.
The movie centers on Bridget (Renée Zellweger) navigating life as a widow and single mother with the help of her family, friends, and former flame, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).
Taking place four years after the death of her husband, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), the film sees Bridget open herself up to love again, which results in her being pursued by a younger man (Leo Woodall) as well as her son’s science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
As with the previous films in the series, some changes have been made in translating the story from book to screen, including Bridget’s career and some details about how her relationship with her young love interest, Roxster, unfolds.
Meanwhile, Bridget’s blossoming friendships with fellow mums Rebecca (Isla Fisher) and Nicolette (Leila Farzad) have been largely cut from the film.
Here are seven of the biggest differences between the book and film of “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy”
