Ed Sheeran Lands Role In Bridget Jones 3 Alongside Renee Zellweger

Ed Sheeran does a bit of everything!

The Sun reports Ed has landed a speaking role in the forthcoming Bridget Jones movie. Sources tell the paper that fans could soon see the 24-year-old starring alongside Renee Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey and Colin Firth in Bridget Jones' Baby, when it hits cinemas in 2016.

"Ed was really keen to be part of the movie after granting access to film at his gig," an insider told The Sun. "He's got experience playing himself in Home And Away and is not daunted by the prospect of starring alongside Renee.

The source added: "Bridget Jones is a huge British film so he feels nabbing a cameo is a bit of a coup. He just hopes he'll make the final cut."

Zellweger will be reprising her role as the mishap-prone British publishing executive as she enters her 40s in the follow-up to 2004 movie Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.