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<\/p>\nMark Darcy might have been a staple in the previous films, but heartbreakingly in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, it’s revealed that he’s actually dead. But how does Mark Darcy die in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, and does he also kick the bucket in the book?<\/p>\n
Whilst we don’t see Mark Darcy die on-screen during Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Bridget explains in a voiceover that she’s been a widower for four years after he was “killed” during a humanitarian mission.<\/p>\n
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Whilst it’s not explicitly mentioned in the film, in the book it’s specified that he passed away after getting involved in a landmine accident.<\/p>\n
As for why the author of the original Bridget Jones books decided to kill him off, “she wanted to write about Bridget as a single mom, and Darcy, to be true to his character, would never have left Bridget of his own volition.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the death of Mr Darcy doesn’t mean that Colin Firth isn’t in the film at all, as he appears as a memory to Bridget during moments when she misses him.<\/p>\n
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The director of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy revealed how it was having Colin on set despite being killed off, and admitted that Colin felt like “he was a ghost.”<\/p>\n
The director added: “Not that he\u2019s playing a ghost, he\u2019s much more playing a memory \u2013 but he said it was a bit like that because you walk through this space where you\u2019re kind of not part of it, but you are.”<\/p>\n
Still, I don’t think I’m emotionally prepared for a Bridget Jones film without Mark Darcy in it, but hopefully, the inclusion of Leo Woodhall will help to soften the blow.<\/p>\n