Lionsgate must have a lot of confidence on Divergent, as while it’s common to start developing sequels before the first film has been released, in this case they’re moving ahead enough that they’re already planning to shoot the follow-up, Insurgent, in May.
But before then we’ll get Divergent, and now the final trailer has been released. The movie is described as ‘a thrilling action-adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.’ The likes of Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Jai Courtney also star.
Divergent will be out in March, with Insurgent planned for a year later, while a third movie, called Allegiant, is already dated for March 18, 2016. [Read more…]
Divergent may not hit cinemas until March, but the movie’s director, Neil Burger, won’t be back to helm the planned second part of Summit/Lionsgate’s sci-fi franchise, Insurgent, according to 
Summit Entertainment is hoping that Divergent will be the new young adult movie sensation when it’s released early next year. They and parent company Lionsgate know from Twilight and Hunger Games that part of ensuring that happens is starting the hype early, so even though filming only just started in Chicago, the first photo has already arrived giving us a look at Shailene Woodley as Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior.
For a few years in the late 90s and early 00s, Ashley Judd was a big star, but then she fell into the giant hole Hollywood reserves for actresses in their late 30s and early 40s, which few manage to negotiate with their star power still intact. Now it appears she’s found the slightly dubious light on the other side of that, when she’s allowed to play authority roles and mothers.
Summit Entertainment is hoping to get Divergent into production fairly soon, but they’ve bot a lot of roles to fill before then. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Englert and Maggie Q are already cast, and now it’s been announced they’ve been joined by Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Ben Lamb and Christian Madsen.