Article: Renee Zellweger effortlessly slips into `Bridget Jones' sequel.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Byline: Stephen Schaefer

A virtually unrecognizable Renee Zellweger demonstrates how compelling a chameleon she is.

Petite, her hair now dark brown and pulled back, the Oscar-winning actress looks nothing like her big-screen reincarnation as British singleton Bridget Jones in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," opening Friday.

Zellweger won't discuss how many pounds she gained again for the role, which in 2000 earned her her first Academy Award nomination as Best Actress.

Colin Firth, who reprises his role as Bridget's lawyer-boyfriend, Mark Darcy, said, "To be honest, Bridget doesn't have to be particularly overweight. I mean, this ...

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