'Bridget Jones's Baby' Is Happening, With Rene Zellweger Reprising Her Beloved Role

Get ready! Bridget Jones is back for round three, and she's diving into motherhood. 

Reps for Universal Pictures confirmed to People that "Bridget Jones's Baby" is set to begin filming  on Oct. 2 in the U.K., with Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth reprising their roles as Jones and Mark Dancy. Sharon Maguire, who directed the original "Bridget Jones's Diary" in 2001, will return, as well. 

But wait, there's even better news. 

McDreamy himself, Patrick Dempsey, is set to star alongside Zellweger and Firth  in the third installment of the film series, based on the novels by Helen Fielding -- Bridget Jones's Diary (1996), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (1999) and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2013). According to Deadline, the new movie won't necessarily follow the third book's plot  -- where Jones has two small children to raise on her own after Darcy dies  -- but is rumored to be based on columns by Fielding.

So, who is the father of Jones' baby? And will Dempsey and Firth duke it out like Firth did with Hugh Grant  in the previous films? We'll have to wait and see. 

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