Filming for the fourth installment on Bridget Jones’ Diary is said to have been ‘thrown into chaos’ after an important cast member got injured.
According to reports, the actor suffered a nasty injury away from set and was later taken to hospital where they were told they had a broken bone.
The injury is said to have had a domino effect as producers are unable to continue filming until the unnamed cast member recovers.
Filming for Mad About The Boy has been in full flow in recent weeks, with Renee Zellweger spotted around London shooting scenes.
‘It’s a total disaster. This has all been so devastating for the entire cast and all the hardworking staff who were down to work’, a source told The Sun.
Filming for the fourth installment on Bridget Jones’ Diary is said to have been ‘thrown into chaos’ after a cast member got injured (pictured Renee Zellweger filming this week)
Filming for Mad About The Boy has been in full flow in recent weeks, with Renee Zellweger spotted around London shooting scenes (pictured as Bridget in 2001)
‘They’d been due to shoot some of the film’s most important scenes and then they suffered this setback after a really unfortunate accident.
‘Filming for the scenes might not start again until at least July, so the schedule has taken a hit. They’ve got a tight window, especially with having to work around the busy diaries of A-listers.’
According to the insider, filming was next set to take place at Petersham Nurseries restaurant in Richmond to shoot a garden party scene.
MailOnline has contacted Miramax and Renee’s representatives for comment.
Over the weekend, Renee was pictured filming scenes in London.
The American actress, 55, was dressed in trademark penguin pyjamas, as seen in the very first Bridget Jones movie, and grey jogging bottoms, teamed with a rugged faux-fur cardigan.
At one point, Renee was seen with her on-screen children, who star as daughter Mabel and son Billy.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name as Bridget battles motherhood alone following the tragic death of Mark, who was played in the previous films by Colin Firth, 63.
She will also embark on a love affair with a much younger man named Rockstar, played by One Day star Leo Woodall, 27.
Over the weekend, Renee was pictured filming scenes in London. The American actress, 55, was dressed in trademark penguin pyjamas, as seen in the very first Bridget Jones movie
Actress Leila Farzad was also on set during filming and cut a chic figure in a cream beige suit.
In the new film, Bridget enjoys a fling with Rockstar and PE teacher Mr Walker, as played by 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as well as reviving her on-off relationship with Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver.
Chiwetel, 46, was seen shooting scenes last week which means only Hugh and Colin Firth – who has a small role in the movie as the late Mark Darcy – are yet to be spotted in character.
Colin Firth (left) Mark Darcy in the previous films before his character’s death with Hugh Grant (right) returning as Daniel Cleaver after being presumed dead in the last film before being found very much alive
One Day star Leo Woodall plays Bridget’s toy boy lover in the movie
Renee and Leo were spotted filming together on May 18 in hilarious scenes as Bridget got stuck up a tree in Hampstead Heath.
Rockstar, who works as a park warden, seemingly comes to her rescue dressed in an all green uniform.
One onlooker said: ‘Leo and Renee looked like they were having a great time. There were lots of giggles, they seemed to get on really well.’
Bridget Jones filming comes on the heels of sheer delight from fans after the announcement of the beloved character’s return to the big screen.
Renee first appeared as Bridget in 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary and returned in 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Baby.
The movie was officially confirmed last month, with Renée and Hugh Grant’s comebacks made official – after his love rat character Daniel Cleaver’s death was falsified in 2016’s third installment.
The fourth movie in the franchise – based on the books by Helen Fielding – will be released by Universal film on US platform Peacock on Valentine’s Day 2025 while internationally, the flick will be released in cinemas.
Emma Thompson – who played Doctor Rawlings in the last film, is also back, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and White Lotus star Leo Woodall also set to star.
