A lot can change in 12 years. 2004's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ended with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) proposing to Bridget (Rene Zellweger), setting the star-crossed lovers up for a lifetime of wedded bliss.
But the new trailer for Bridget Jones's Baby, the long-delayed third installment in the series, complicates that happily ever after with a whole new set of challenges: Bridget and Darcy are separated, and Bridget is pregnant, and unsure whether the father is Mark or a hunky new suitor played by Patrick Dempsey:
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