RENÉE NEWS - AUGUST 2004

Hair apparent
sfexaminer.com
August 30, 2004

Renee Zellweger and the rest of the cast and crew of "Cinderella Man," the new Russell Crowe flick, stepped out in Toronto to celebrate the end of shooting.

An eyewitness at the restaurant where they had dinner told The Sun that Zellweger was barely recognizable, sporting a new brunette do.

FALL MOVIE PREVIEW
sfgate.com
August 29, 2004

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Nov. 19, Universal): Renee Zellweger again went from a size 6 to a size 14 to play Bridget, the chubby, tart-tongued "singleton." Picking up where the 2001 hit left off, Bridget is disappointed just four weeks into her romance with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

Bridget also finds her should-be-glamorous job as a TV correspondent to be a letdown, so she explores lesbian romance with a co-worker (Jacinda Barrett from MTV's "Real World").

Hugh Grant and Jim Broadbent briefly reprise their original roles.

2004's year-end for Renée Zellweger
tennessean.com
August 27, 2004

Oct. 1 - Shark Tale: Think Sopranos underwater. This highly anticipated animated comedy is from the Shrek folks, this time with mobster sharks trying to teach a timid young shark to be more aggressive. Robert De Niro, Will Smith and Renee Zellweger are among the voice actors.

Nov. 19 - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason: Renee Zellweger puts on the weight again to play her best screen character, the British reporter with the up-and-down love life. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant also return.

Dec. 17 - Cinderella Man: A biopic on famed Depression-era boxer James Braddock, played by Russell Crowe. Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directs Crowe — again. Also stars Renee Zellweger.

The shy and quiet Oscar winning actress has prepared us for a busy year-end season.

Bridget Jones Sequel Still on Track
bbc.co.uk
24 August, 2004

UK-based Working Title - makers of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary - rubbished suggestions of a crisis.

It dismissed reports of restructuring and a proposed cut in its budget.

Working Title, set up in 1982 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, is Europe's most successful film production company with box office takings of $2.5bn.

Some press reports suggested that Working Title's forthcoming romantic comedy Wimbledon had been delayed for reshooting, and that Bridget Jones sequel Edge of Reason had allegedly received "mixed" test screenings ( ) but these reports were "nonsense", the company said.

Its spokesman said Edge of Reason had received a better response than the original Bridget Jones film, and more positive feedback in the US than the hugely successful Notting Hill.

Bridget Jones on back burner
breakingnews.iol.ie
August 14, 2004

The release of the eagerly-awaited Bridget Jones sequel has been put back till next year, because producers aren't happy with the final cut.

The Edge of Reason - which reunites Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth from the first film - was due to hit cinemas in November, but fans won't get to see it until January.

According to British magazine Now, producers Working Title have decided to tamper with the movie after disappointing test screening results in Los Angeles.

Viewers reportedly bestowed favorable, but not glowing feedback - complaining the comedy was too slapstick, with Zellweger's character too much like a female Mr. Bean.

'Shark Tale' adds Britain's Fiona Phillips
10th August, 2004
bignewsnetwork.com

British anchorwoman Fiona Phillips has been added to the voiceover cast of Hollywood's Shark Tale, playing a roving reporter in the animated film.

Phillips, GMTV's main anchor, will voice the part of Katie Current, a recurring character who speaks the DreamWorks' movie's first line, then pops up throughout the story, Britain's Mirror reported Monday.

Phillips, who has no acting experience, will be heard alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Will Smith, Renee Zellweger, Robert DeNiro and Angelina Jolie, but her paycheck won't reflect the glamour.

I'm really excited but I'm not being paid for my role. When I was invited to do it, I started to see the zeros popping up before my eyes and was already planning how to spend it. But then I was told it's an honor to be in it, Phillips said.

Phillips will be heard in the British and European versions of the film, which is due out in September.

Veteran U.S. TV anchor Katie Couric will voice over the part for the U.S. audiences.

Zellweger back in trim form
The London Free Press
August 8, 2004

Renee Zellweger credits diet and plenty of exercise -- treadmill and running -- for getting rid of those pounds she put on for the second Bridget Jones flick where a diet of chocolate and doughnuts plumped her up to 130 pounds. But now she's down to her usual trim self, around 118 pounds.

Bridget Jones Diary : The Edge Of Reason
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