After a series of big screen successes, including Jerry Maguire, ChicagoLBridget Jones’s journal et Cold Mountain – film which won him an Oscar –Renée Zellweger took a six-year break from her acting career. His return to showbiz began in 2016 with Bridget Jones’s Babythe third installment in the romantic comedy franchise. A comeback which ended with a second victory at the Oscars for his interpretation of Judy Garland In Judyin 2019.
Today, as Renée Zellweger returns to the screen in the fourth Bridget Jones, Bridget Jones : Very lazyshe returns to this break period. Answering questions from British Vogue, in a cross-interview with Hugh Grantthe eternally single Daniel Cleaver in the Bridget Jones series, she returned to her need to take a break. “I was fed up with the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, “Oh my God, you hear me!” Is that your sad voice, or your crazy voice? I was going around in circles with the same emotions. »
“I wrote music and studied international law”
When asked how she spent her Hollywood sabbath, Renée Zellweger replied: “I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, I rescued two old dogs, I created a partnership that led to a production company, I advocated for and raised money for a sick friend, I spent a lot of time time with my family and my godchildren, and I drove across the country with the dogs. I got my health back. »
In the past, in an interview for the same magazine, Renée Zellweger explained that it was “difficult to say no to a unique project, but that rediscovering one’s intimacy was necessary to carry out quality artistic work. “You can’t tell a good story if you don’t have experience, and if you can’t identify with the people you portray,” she argued.
It was precisely the incredible impact of the character of Bridget Jones on the public that inspired the actress to reprise the role. In the new film, Bridget became a single mother after the death of Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firthand two new men, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor et Leo Woodallenter his life. “I think people recognize themselves in her and identify with her struggles and her doubts. Bridget is authentically herself. She doesn’t always make the right decisions, but whatever her faults, she remains joyful and optimistic, continues and triumphs in her own way,” judges the actress. “His eccentric personality makes his flaws charming, and that makes us feel charming too. »
-Renée Zellweger also returned to her craft with a new perspective on the world of cinema. In the article of VogueHugh Grant revealed that he was very interested in negative reviews: “I read all the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes”. A masochism that is not to the taste of his partner on screen: “I have never looked at the box office or Rotten Tomatoes. »
In any case, the box office will not be the right yardstick to gauge the success of the latest Bridget Jones film: in the United States, it will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock on February 13. But rest assured, this may not be the last time we see Bridget. “I love him. And her story is not over,” believes the actress. ” As long as Helen [Fielding, autrice des livres] can pick up a pen, Bridget will stay alive. »
Originally published by Vanity Fair US
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