Renee Zellweger has hired a voice coach to help her regain her English accent for Bridget Jones’ Baby, according to reports in a British tabloid. The 46-year-old American actor has previously played Bridget in two previous films but, in all fairness to Zellweger, it has been a while since she needed to put on Bridget’s posh accent.

Renee Zellweger filming for Bridget Jones' Baby in London in October 2015.

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Renee Zellweger Is Bridget Jones Again As Filming Begins In London [Pictures]

By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 October 2015

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'Bridget Jones's Baby' will be the third time Zellweger has played the character.

Actress Renee Zellweger has been spotted in London filming scenes for the much anticipated third Bridget Jones movie, provisionally titled Bridget Jones’ Baby. Zellweger was spotted in and around London's Borough Market filming the romantic comedy, which is slated for release some time next year.

Where could she be off to? Renee Zellweger filming the new Bridget Jones movie in London.

The film follows on from 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and should bridge the gap between it and author Helen Fielding’s most recent book Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which was released in 2013.

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Colin Firth - Filming on the set for the upcoming movie 'Bridget Jones's Baby' - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 8th October 2015

Colin Firth - Colin Firth is spotted Filming Bridget Jones in North London. - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 8th October 2015

Colin Firth , Renee Zelwegger - Colin Firth and Renee Zelwegger spotted filming Bridget Jones in North London. - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 8th October 2015

Bridget’s Back! Check Out The First Picture Of ‘Bridget Jones’ Baby’

By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 October 2015

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The first picture of Renee Zellweger in ‘Bridget Jones’ Baby’ has been released.

Bridget Jones is back! The first image from the third film in the Bridget Jones film franchise, based on the bestselling books by Helen Fielding, has been released. The picture isn’t giving much away about the upcoming film, Bridget Jones’ Baby, as it simply shows Renee Zellweger, as Bridget, smiling into the camera.

Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones in the first image from Bridget Jones' Baby.

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'Bridget Jones’ Baby': Patrick Dempsey In Talks To Star Opposite Renee Zellweger & Colin Firth

By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 September 2015

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‘Bridget Jones’ Baby’, the third Bridget Jones movie, will see Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth reprise their roles. Patrick Dempsey is also in talks with producers to star.

A third Bridget Jones movie, entitled Bridget Jones' Baby, is in the work with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth reprising their roles as Jones and Mark Darcy. Patrick Dempsey, the American actor best known for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, is also expected to feature in the film.

Renee Zellweger at the 21st Annual Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in L.A., October 2014.

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Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz - Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz film a scene for the as yet untitled Donald Crowhursr biopic - Devon, United Kingdom - Wednesday 3rd June 2015

Colin Firth Takes Sailing Lessons For Film Role

By Gary Roberts in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 May 2015

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The actor has been learning to sail in preparation for his role as yachtsman Donald Crowhurst.

Colin Firth was last seen saving the world as veteran spy Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and now the versatile star has become a sailor in preparation for his role in a currently untitled Donald Crowhurst biopic.

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Attending a yacht party at the Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Award winner told the New York Post's Page Six that he has been taking sailing lessons before filming on the drama begins in England on Monday. He revealed he will captain a "41ft trimaran" with a cabin so tight, "there's very little room to act in."

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'Kingsman' Sequel In The Works

By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 May 2015

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The Matthew Vaughn-directed film, a success around the world, is reportedly getting a sequel according to insiders.

Having quietly accumulated global box office takings of over $400 million, the successful spy adventure film Kingsman: The Secret Service has apparently been given the green light for a sequel.

According to movie news website The Wrap, sources closely involved with the film have strongly hinted that a follow-up is in development at Fox. While there’s not been an official confirmation by the studio, any timetable or suggestions of who will appear in it, a sequel would make sense given the huge interest shown in the first one.

Samuel L Jackson, Michael Caine and Taron Egerton starred alongside leading man Colin Firth in the surprise hit from earlier this year, which was an adaptation of a comic book by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar entitled ‘The Secret Service’.

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Colin Firth - Shots of a host of stars as they attend the German premiere of new British action movie 'Kingsman - The Secret Service' The premiere was held at Cinestar am Potsdamer Platz square movie theater in Berlin, Germany - Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Colin Firth's 'Kingsman' Is A Nod To James Bond

By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 January 2015

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Moving away from the 'X-Men' franchise in favour of a Bond-franchise celebration paid off for director Matthew Vaughn - in part, due to Colin Firth's suit.

People were shocked when Matthew Vaughn abandoned work on X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on an adaptation of an unknown comic book called 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'. But with the film now in cinemas, it seems like a rather obvious choice for him, as it allows him to do the same thing for the 'James Bond' genre that he previously did for superheroes with 'Kick-Ass'. Namely, he plays with the formula, both grounding and exaggerating the premise while refusing to water down the material for pre-teens, as most studio movies do.

Taron Egerton and Colin Firth in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'

Vaughn loved making 'X-Men: First Class', but says getting away from the studio system was a big motivation, since no one would be telling him what to do. "It was just me and my mates going off and making a film," he says. "And 'Kingsman' is the kind of film I'd really like to watch."

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'Kingsman: The Secret Service' Surprisingly Has 94% On Rotten Tomatoes

By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 January 2015

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'Kingsman' has received critical acclaim.

Matthew Vaughn's new movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, based upon the acclaimed comic book, has received a slew of glittering reviews, lifting it to 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie looked a potential turkey on the strength of the trailer, but Vaughn - an intelligent and highly skilled filmmaker - appears to have continued his good run.

Colin Firth leads the cast in Matthew Vaughn's 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'

The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

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Kingsman: The Secret Service Review

By Rich Cline

Excellent

With virtually the same tone as they used in their superhero spoof Kick-Ass, filmmakers Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman take another riotously adult approach to pastiche, this time tackling the James Bond genre. Essentially they have made a 007 movie that refuses to tone itself down for the PG-13 audience, indulging in the profanity and excessive violence other films shy away from. So it doesn't really matter if the plot itself isn't quite as rebellious as it pretends to be.

Kingsman is a top-secret spy agency located in a Saville Row tailor, beholden to no corporation or government. Led by Arthur and Merlin (Michael Caine and Mark Strong), these gentlemanly super-agents use the names of the knights of the Round Table. And when one of them dies, they know it's time to get with the times and recruit someone young and hip. So they set up a rigorous school for trainees, with one lucky graduate set to earn a spot at the table. Harry, aka Galahad (Colin Firth), chooses rough East End teen Eggsy (Taron Egerton) as his candidate. The son of a former agent, Eggsy shows considerable promise even if he lacks the expected refinement. Then just before the final selection is made, they discover that mobile phone billionaire Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) is up to something nefarious. So Eggsy and fellow rookie Roxy (Sophie Cookson) kick into action to figure out what he's up to, and stop him.

Despite constant reminders that "this isn't that kind of movie", it clearly is. Every Bond element is here, including the crazed villain with an elaborate lair and a technically augmented sidekick (Sofia Boutella's vicious blade-footed henchwoman Gazelle). The only difference is that where Bond hints cheekily at violence and sex, Vaughn and Goldman go for it. This film is packed with outrageous, over-the-top carnage and intensely rude dialogue, delivered with relish by the expert cast. Firth, Caine and Strong are terrific at combining tweedy propriety with public schoolboy naughtiness, while Jackson merrily plays around with Valentine's god-complex.

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British film actor Colin Firth who has starred in a variety of films including 'The King's Speech' for which he won best actor at the Oscar's, was spotted as he arrived in LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 10th January 2015

'Paddington': Like A Movie Styled By Wes Anderson, Written By Peter Cook

By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 November 2014

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'Paddington' is a surprisingly funny and charming British comedy, though the PG classification has upset its creator.

All the signs suggested Paddington would be rubbish. The script wasn't exactly on Hollywood's black list and Colin Firth voluntarily dropped out of the film after principal photography because the studio decided his voice wasn't suitable for the famous bear.

Ben Whishaw voices Paddington in the movie, replacing Colin Firth

Firth was replaced by the Skyfall actor Ben Whishaw and the voice parts were re-done. At $50 million, Paddington represents the most expensive movie ever produced by StudioCanal. Oh, and the British Board of Film Classification announced that the movie had been rated PG for "dangerous behaviour, mild threat, mild sex references and mild bad language". Oh dear, what have they done to the loveable, innocent, bear?

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Magic In The Moonlight Review

By Rich Cline

Very Good

After the high of last year's Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen is back in playful mode for this rather goofy comedy, which only works for audience members willing to abandon their cynicism and just go with the flow. A solid cast makes the most of Allen's cleverly barbed dialogue, even if the performances and filmmaking sometimes feel a bit slapdash. And Allen's deeper existential themes add a hint of depth to the silliness.

It opens in 1928 Berlin, as the magician Stanley (Colin Firth) is convinced by his friend Howard (Simon McBurney) to travel to the South of France to debunk a young American mystic named Sophie (Emma Stone), who has a wealthy family in her thrall. Not only has Sophie convinced the matriarch (Jacki Weaver) that she can communicate with her dead husband, but she has also attracted the puppy-dog devotion of Brice (Hamish Linklater), the sweetly dim heir to the family fortune. But no matter how hard Stanley tries, he can't prove that Sophie is a fraud, and accepting her supernatural powers completely upends his relentlessly pessimistic view of humanity. Although it's even trickier to convince himself that he might be falling for Sophie.

Allen sets all of this up in a very simple way, prodding Firth to a hilariously ridiculous performance as a repressed Englishman for whom life has to be completely rational. Facing him off against Stone's young, free-flowing American is a bit obvious, but the script makes sure that their barbed banter overflows with witty repartee. This includes astute commentary on Allen's favourite theme: exploring the meaning of life through the contradictory blending of science, religion and human emotion. So even if the performances are rather oddly matched, Firth and Stone find some superb chemistry along the way. Although the snappiest role belongs to Eileen Atkins, as Stanley's beloved aunt, who has a wonderfully dry way of speaking the truth.

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Colin Firth Returns To Form With Taut Thriller 'Before I Go To Sleep'

By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 September 2014

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Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman form a formidable team in 'Before I Go To Sleep', which hits cinemas in the UK this weekend.

It is often said that a good actor is only as the direction that he or she are receiving, or the material from which they're reading. Colin Firth is certainly an impressive actor, though his finest performances - The King's Speech, A Single Man - read great on the page and both Tom Hooper and Tom Ford turned in excellent directorial efforts.

Before I Go To Sleep

The same can be said of Brighton Rock's Rowan Joffe, who directs an adaptation of S.J Watson's best-selling novel Before I Go To Sleep. It's the story of a woman (Nicole Kidman) who wakes up every day with no memory, as a result of a traumatic accident she suffered in her past. Terrifying truths begin to emerge to make her question everything she thinks she knows about herself, including her doctor (Mark Strong) and even her husband (Firth).

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Before I Go To Sleep Review

By Rich Cline

Good

A clever premise can't help but grab the audience's attention as this mystery-thriller plays with ideas of identity and memory, but the simplistic filmmaking makes it feel like a cheat. Writer-director Rowan Joffe (2010's Brighton Rock remake) badly underestimates the audience, using melodrama and contrived storytelling to try to manipulate viewers' emotions. And it doesn't help that the leading lady can't move her face.

Nicole Kidman stars as Christine, who wakes up every morning thinking that she's 23. When she discovers Ben (Colin Firth) in her bed, she's almost as horrified as when she sees her 40-year-old face in the mirror. But Ben patiently explains who she is, that he's her husband and that an accident damaged her ability to make new long-term memories. When he leaves for work each day, she is contacted by Dr Nash (Mark Strong), who helps nudge her into the present. But all of this does little more than make Christine wonder whether anyone is telling the truth. As she digs deeper each day, she gets in touch with her friend Claire (Anne-Marie Duff), who offers some continuity. And by piecing clues together she begins to realise that there's a gap between what's really happening and what she thinks she remembers.

With elements of both Memento and 50 First Dates, this film is packed with tricky elements that add to the suspense, creating a creepy atmosphere that's surprisingly moving as seen through Christine's eyes. Even with her immobile face, Kidman's eyes are alert and emotive, strongly conveying Christine's yearning to understand the truth. Opposite her, the always terrific Duff has the film's best role simply because she seems to be who she claims to be. Meanwhile, Firth and Strong have a great time wrong-footing both Christine and the audience, or maybe they're just misunderstood. The fascinating premise forces us to sift through the clues ourselves to figure out what's going on.

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The British Film Institute: 'There Are Too Many Films'

By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 July 2014

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High saturation means films lose pace quickly, says the BFI

The BFI have condemned the amount of films released in British cinemas, saying the saturation leads to a short shelf-live for many top movies, stunting their box office proficiency.

Boyhood Boyhood enjoyed a strong start in the U.K, but was dwarfed by other releases

A total of 698 films were released at the cinema in 2013, which averages out at around 13-a-week. This, according to Britain’s leading advocate for domestic cinema, makes it difficult for films to enjoy a screen long enough to build an audience.

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Critical Consensus: 'Magic In The Moonlight' Isn't Magical Enough

By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 July 2014

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Allen's influence isn't invisible but the critics have agreed: MITM is lacking something,,,

In ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ - the latest comedy from Woody Allen – Colin Firth applied his bumbling British charm to Stanley (alias: Wei Ling Soo), a British stage magician and master illusionist, brought to the French Riviera to showcase his talents in the 1920s. He is charged with unmasking Emma Stone’s Sophie, a so-called spiritualist who is suspected of exploiting a rich family with her faux clairvoyant ways.

Colin Firth and Emma Stone filming Magic in The Moonlight

Unfortunately, Allen hasn’t been able to create the same fervent critical buzz that surrounded his latest major project, Blue Jasmine. The reviews have been filed, and ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ currently holds a rotten rating of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Is Emma Stone Really Being Haunted By Her Ghostly Relatives?

By Charlotte Court in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 July 2014

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Emma Stone has revealed that her late grandfather regularly visits her and leaves quarters everywhere for her to find

It’s quite possible that Emma Stone has it all.She blooming gorgeous with an absolutely beautiful (and surely extremely well-spoken as he’s British) boyfriend. Not only that but she can act and has a very impressive movie catalogue to prove it which includes the hilarious Superbad, the zombie film with a funny twist, Zombieland and the action-packed Amazing Spider-Man series.

Emma Stone appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman

But even those that seem most perfect on the outside still have ‘skeletons’ in their cupboards.

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'Before I Go To Sleep': Nicole Kidman Is An Amnesiac With A Mystery To Solve In Tense Thriller

By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 July 2014

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Imagine waking up each day with no recollection of the past.

All sour memories of Nicole Kidman in Grace of Monaco are about to be forgotten as she gives an unforgettably unsettling performance in new thriller Before I Go To Sleep. Like 50 First Dates meets Memento, the movie focusses on a woman who wakes up each morning with a wiped memory due to her amnesia.

Kidman plays Christine Lucas, who is suffering from a complicated form of amnesia brought on by a terrifying incident that left her injured. Christine wakes up each day with no recollection of anything, despite keeping a video diary to remind herself.

It becomes apparent that no one can be trusted as her husband Ben (Colin Firth) is reluctant to tell her things about the past and her doctor (Mark Strong) seems to have ulterior motives. Christine learns that the only person who could have a chance of identifying her attacker is herself, if only she could remember what happened.

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Paddington Bear Makes Debut In Funny New Trailer…Minus His Voice

By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 July 2014

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As Colin Firth is replaced as the voice of Paddington Bear, we have a cute and funny new trailer to watch.

Missing the lead actor in your movie four months before its release? No problem! As was evidently thought by director Paul King and the makers of the upcoming children's adaptation, Paddington. A new trailer has been released for the live action movie, which is based on Michael Bond's Paddington Bear creation, whilst neatly side-stepping the absence of a voice for the titular brown bear.

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A New 'Paddington' Trailer Shows The Little Bear Up To No Good In A Bathroom.

Colin Firth had been cast as the voice of Paddington - the only animated character in the movie - but stepped away from the role after it was decided that his tones didn't fit theanimation. "It's been bittersweet to see this delightful creature take shape and come to the sad realisation that he simply doesn't have my voice," the actor explained last month.

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Before I Go to Sleep Trailer

Christine Lucas is suffering from a complicated form of amnesia whereby she cannot remember anything about her past, who she is, who her family are and the nature of the terrifying incident which left her that way. More still, each day she wakes up with no recollection of anything, despite having learnt plenty of information about herself before she went to sleep the day before. In a bid to recall all the lost information, she records a video diary day by day and soon learns that not everyone around her can be trusted. Her husband Ben is refusing to tell her certain things about her past, while her doctor, Dr. Nash, appears to have ulterior motives as he helps her to recover. It becomes more and more evident as the day presses on that something shockingly corrupt has occurred - and she's the only person who knows what it is.

'Before I Go To Sleep' is a gripping psychological thriller based on the acclaimed book of the same name by S.J. Watson. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong, it has been both directed and written by Rowan Joffe ('Brighton Rock', '28 Weeks Later', 'The American', 'Last Resort') and is due for cinematic release in the UK on September 5th 2014.

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Noo! Colin Firth Calls Paddington Split "Conscious Uncoupling"

By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2014

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The best British pairing since marmalade and bread has ended before it even started.

Colin Firth has announced that he has walked away from the lead voice role in the upcoming kid's movie adaptation, Paddington, after difficulties matching his voice to that of the CGI bear. The 53 year-old English actor had seemed the natural choice when it was revealed that he'd be voicing the iconic Peruvian bear in the Paul King-directed picture. However, it was sadly not to be...

"After a period of denial we've chosen 'conscious uncoupling,'" Firth revealed, referencing the term Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin recently used to describe their divorce. "It's been bittersweet to see this delightful creature take shape and come to the sad realisation that he simply doesn't have my voice," he continued.

"I've had the joy of seeing most of the film and it's going to be quite wonderful. I still feel rather protective of this bear and I'm pestering them all with suggestions for finding a voice worthy of him," via The Telegraph.

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Colin Firth - The 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Celebrity Sightings - Cannes, France - Monday 19th May 2014

Colin Firth - The Railway Man premiere at the Roy Thomson Hall during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada - Friday 6th September 2013

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