'Bridget Jones' To Offer Another Peek At Her 'Diary'

Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 4:51 PM Central

by John Couture

The funny and somewhat neurotic Bridget Jones may be returning for seconds. Word out of England is that the production company is quickly trying to make the follow-up book "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" into the next helping of Bridget mania.

The tricky part of realizing a sequel to Bridget Jones might lie in its cast. A sequel would require star Renee Zellweger to pack on the 20 pounds or so again that made her transformation to Bridget Jones complete. Another obstacle lies in the fact that co-star Hugh Grant's character, a main attraction for the original movie, isn't in the sequel.

To gain 20 pounds or not, I think that is the question...