Last fall, we were getting some lovely photos from the London set of Bridget Jones’ Baby, the third film from the Bridget Jones franchise. The first Bridget Jones film, Bridget Jones’s Diary, is an absolute classic of the romantic-comedy genre, and to me, Colin Firth’s Mark Darcy is still everything that a flawed romantic hero should be. The second film was not very good though, and many wondered if there would really be interest in making a third film. The project went through many variations and it ended up gestating quietly for years before they ever got around to making it.

We already knew that the “plot” of this film would involve paternity drama – as in, Bridget doesn’t know who fathered her child, Mark Darcy or Patrick Dempsey’s character. I questioned that whole idea, because I honestly think that’s pretty juvenile for a heroine like Bridget. But now that the first trailer has dropped, I’m sort of reconsidering. While Dempsey does absolutely nothing for me – in fact, I tend to believe he’s a charisma vacuum – Colin Firth is absolutely selling this. And Renee is too, a bit. Here’s the trailer. You’ll come for the Mark Darcy and you’ll stay for the Emma Thompson cameo.

An issue I have with this incarnation of Bridget is that Renee really, really did not even try to put on any weight. In the pre-pregnancy scenes, it just looks like normal, everyday Renee Zellweger… not Bridget. That sort of sucks. But as soon as Mark and Bridget ordered their wine and Scotch, I knew I would be seeing this movie. I guess I’ll take mini-naps through the Dempsey parts.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.