Firth longs to play Darcy as a daddy in 'Bridget Jones 3'

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Updated: August 4, 2011 4:20PM

Bridget Jones might have to give up the ciggies and put down that pint.

Golden Globe winner Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”) tells Glare that he’s interested in making “Bridget Jones 3” and seeing his character father a little Bridget Jr. He’s talked to the studio behind the earlier movies, “and there is definitely enthusiasm about making another ‘Bridget Jones’ happen.”

Firth admits that his second “Bridget” with Renee Zellweger wasn’t on the level of the beloved first movie. “But I’m excited about a third film because now Bridget and Mr. Darcy are a bit older,” he says. “They’re different people from the second film, and the plot would most likely revolve around them being married and having kids.”

As for his involvement, Firth says, “There’s not any reason not to do it.”

Cindy Pearlman, Big Picture News