I happened across divergent and wow i was absolutely hooked. The divergent trilogy also known as the divergent series is a series of three young adult dystopiansciencefiction books by veronica roth and published by katherine tegen books. The fourth and final movie of the divergent series, which stars shailene woodley, miles teller and ansel elgort, will skip theaters and go straight to tv, according to variety and the hollywood. My suggestion would be for anyone interested to buy all three because they are not going want to wait to see part two and part three. A major title in lionsgates movie library is eyeing a tv series adaptation at the companys new subsidiary, starz. For the rest, the production values are pretty high, the special effects are competent and the cast is composed in a big part by attractive multicultural young people who seem taken from a catalogue of urban. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris shailene woodley must. Woodley does very well with what shes given, but the other parts are underwritten and it all feels like a buildup to the extended finale of this bewildering and hardly essential franchise. I then purchased this movie because it was a bargain on 3d bluray. The younger actors struggle with underwritten roles, woodley in particular, with tris becoming less interesting with each movie. Divergent 4 isnt hitting theaters, heres what we know.
Much like most people after the hunger games, i was looking for a new young adult dystopian series to read. The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. After the financial disappointment of the divergent series. Based on the book series, a feature film trilogy, the divergent series experience and the divergent whats your story game make up this franchise. Allegiant all but flopped at the box office last year, but it still came a shock when lionsgate announced its new plans for the final film. Allegiant, there were plans made to wrap up the saga with tv movie the divergent series. I like the conflict between the characters, but glad they didnt make it dramatic. On the run and targeted by ruthless faction leader jeanine kate winslet, tris fights to protect the people she loves, facing one. The final divergent movie will reportedly air on the small screen instead of in theaters.
The third installment in the divergent series, it is a sequel to insurgent and was. Shailene woodley tris stars in the divergent series. The divergent series will end on tv, and more movie news ghostbusters is getting a sequel, chris hemsworth rejoins star trek, tj miller voices an. Ascendant and was originally slated to be released march 24, 2017. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. Allegiant improves on previous entries in the divergent series on a few superficial levels. Beyond the wall, tris and four face a threat more dangerous than they ever imagined, fighting for the future of an entire city. The third installme nt in the divergent series, it is a sequel to insurgent and was intended as the firs t film in a twopart adaptation of the novel allegiant. The cgi, which has been a plus point of this series so far, is squandered in this one, with. Shailene woodley is officially passing on the divergent tv. Tris and four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by jeanine, the leader of the erudite elite. Tris woodley, four james and the remnants of the dauntless race tirelessly hither and thither in part 2 of the divergent series.
We asked four teenagers to explain divergent to old people the first movie in the dystopian young adult book trilogy comes out this weekend. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. Divergent film divergent 2014 divergent theo james four from divergent divergent tattoo divergent humor divergent dauntless film daction film serie. Well, this movie was made fantastic in 3d with items and debris flying through the air right at you. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction actio n fil m directed by neil burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by veronica roth. Divergent humor divergent hunger games divergent trilogy divergent movie scenes divergent quotes tobias film daction film serie veronica roth tris and tobias. Starz may be concluding the divergent movie franchise with the divergent tv series ascendant in the works from director lee toland krieger. Divergent was made for a very specific audience, and i sincerely hope that the female fans of the novels are left satisfied by this film. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris must escape with four and go beyond the wall enclosing chicago. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Shailene woodley, theo james, kate winslet, jai courtney. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american author veronica roth.
Divergent tv series ascendant in the works at starz collider. I was on the edge of my seat through the entire movie. I had bought the 4k set with the divergent series included. Those plans didnt come to fruition, and its worth exploring why this final movie was canceled. Shailene woodley is officially passing on the divergent tv movie the stars participation has been an open question since word broke that the dystopian series was moving to the small screen. They have been produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian, and douglas wick. It had me constantly engaged and interested in the story. The divergent series is brought to a close with the suspenseful scifi thriller allegiant. The stakes are higher for tris shailene woodley as she searches for answers and allies in this star powered, actionpacked second adventure from the divergent series. Allegiant is a 2016 american dystopian science fiction act ion f ilm directed by robert schwentke with a screenplay by bill collage, adam cooper, and noah oppenheim. Shailene woodley is officially done with the divergent. Final divergent movie to skip theaters for tv movie and.
August 4, 2017 the divergent series will continue on starz. Divergent 4 just got hit with some bad news cinemablend. Shailene woodley is officially passing on the divergent tv movie. Ascendant, due in theaters next summer, just got some bad news. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american. Shailene woodley makes it clear that she has no plans on playing tris prior in the final divergent movie, which will lead. My biggest problem is there are such big ideas in this movie, they needed more time to develop some of them. Buy products related to divergent series movies and see what customers say about divergent series. Lionsgate insists the divergent tv movie and series will be great.
Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and will never fit into any one group. Find out everything you need to know about theo james, the next big action star. Quotes movie divergent tobias 58 ideas for 2019 19 times the. In a futuristic dystopian chicago, society is divided into five factions based on human virtue. The divergent book vs the divergent movie book series in. Insurgent was also the first divergent film to be released in imax 3d. Heres why were optimistic for those fans who are still allegiant to. The scenes lack credibility especially the action ones. The f ilm is the first installme nt in the divergent series and was produced by lucy fisher, pouya shahbazian, and douglas wick, with a screenplay by evan daugherty and vanessa taylor. Okay, onto divergent the book versus divergent the movie. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris must escape with four beyond the wall. Shailene woodley action movie, the last in the divergent series, has yet to start production. Any movie where, about 20 minutes in, the lead character says, i think were finally going to be okay, guarantees this is not going to. The film was initially titled the divergent series.
In the wake of this, the fourth and final film, the divergent series. Allegiant cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Racing against time, they must find out what tris family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. We asked four teenagers to explain divergent to old people. The movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the divergent series.
Final divergent movie to skip theaters for tv movie and spinoff series. The society is composed of five factions, where members of each. Insurgent also known simply as insurgent is a 2015 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by robert schwentke, based on insurgent, the second book in the divergent trilogy by veronica roth. The movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the divergent. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Divergent official movie site now playing in theaters. Divergent is one of the best things i have seen in ages. Distributed by summit entertainment and lionsgate films, the series consists of three science fiction action films set in a dystopian society.
All the movies the divergent series, in order of release. Most ironic movie title ever as its the least divergent film imaginable. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader kate winslet to destroy all divergents, tris must learn to trust in the mysterious four theo james and. The divergent movies based on veronica roths trilogy were supposed. It is the sequel to the 2014 film divergent and the second installment in the divergent series, produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian and douglas wick, with a. The penultimate part of the divergent franchise combines a weak plot with dull action and. As chicago breaks down into mob rule tris and four escape to the wasteland outside of the city and find a. The divergent series will end on tv, and more movie news. What the divergent tv movie means for ya properties. While divergent and its sequel the divergent series.
Insurgent 2015 movie shailene woodley official clip were good. Divergent is a thrilling actionadventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Ascendant tv series on starz could conclude divergent films. Because of this, divergent is a movie for the children at best. I ended up reading all the books very fast with divergent being my. How divergent movies turned into a disaster buzzfeed news. The third movie in the divergent series has just begun shooting, with allegiant part 1 to hit theaters march 2016. I have learned that starz is developing ascendant, a drama. We will be seeing natalie prior as a young girl in this movie. Good directing could have compensated for the ludicrous writing, but in divergent they seem to form an unholy alliance.