Everything you need to know about the divergent series vox. The divergent tv series is still underway, but dont expect to see shailene woodley reprise her role as tris prior. Ascendant sticks with release date despite divergent. While the final film came out back in 2016, this series, unfortunately, didnt get to tie up the story. Its not clear if stars shailene woodley, theo james, ansel elgort, and. Allegiant is the third movie in the divergent series. 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.
Next comes free four, which is where tobias tells from his perspective all about the knife throwing scene from divergent. Lionsgate is planning to wrap up the divergent series with a television movie and a spinoff series, variety has learned. Ascendant movie, then a tv movie, then nothing and then in august 2017 starz said it would be tackling the fourth installment as a tv movie. The stars participation has been an open question since word broke that the dystopian series was moving to. The third entry in the divergent movie trilogy will be split into two separate films, releasing in 2016 and 2017. But as of now, its safe to say that divergent is as dead as it gets. As reported earlier, lionsgate was developing the final part of the divergent movie. Follow your heart at the choosing ceremony, tris decides to go for dauntless, even though she knows her parents will be disappointed.
Sadly, there wont be another divergent movie headed to the big screen. Lionsgate is opting to keep its release date of june 9, 2017, for ascendant, the final film in its troubled divergent franchise. City of bones, beautiful creatures or two movies percy jackson. According to publishers weekly, the combined three volumes of the divergent series sold over 6. It might be easy for some to write off divergent as a silly ya film franchise, but as tris journey proves, its so much. The third installment in the divergent series, it is a sequel to insurgent and was intended as the first film in a twopart adaptation of the novel allegiant, the final book in the divergent trilogy by veronica. Divergent official movie site now playing in theaters. Shailene woodley is officially passing on the divergent tv. Distributed by summit entertainment and lionsgate films, the series consists of three science fiction action films set in a dystopian society. How divergent movies turned into a disaster buzzfeed news. The society is composed of five factions, where members of each. Third divergent movie allegiant will be split into two films. Shailene woodley not interested in doing final divergent. There were three books originally in the divergent series, but as veronica roth adds more, they are all from tobias perspective.
In the lead up to the release of the film adaptation, roths novel topped usa today s. The divergent tv series just took a serious blow mtv. Allegiant, tris and her partner four theo james venture beyond the walls of chicago and discover new truths about their world. What ever happened to the last divergent movie, ascendant. It will be directed by lee toland krieger and written by legend of tarzan screenwriter, adam cozad. Shailene woodley and ansel elgort have a divergent reunion. It seemed like this plan to make allegiant a tv movie was legit, but would the main cast be on board. The divergent trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by american novelist veronica roth set in a postapocalyptic dystopian chicago. 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. Veronica roth explains why shocking allegiant death had. 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. There cant be another divergent series movie without tris, so when shailene made it clear she had no plans to be in this tv version, fans were left shook.
Divergent series films renamed allegiant and ascendant. 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. In the wake of this, the fourth and final film, the divergent series. With shailene woodley, theo james, kate winslet, jai courtney. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. Starz has a new tv series based on the divergent films in the works, according to deadline. Methought the movie ended abruptly with a nonsensical cliffhanger, but come to find out, the divergent series has jumped on the ya film franchise ltrain of splitting the final book into two films. It is the story of tris, a woman who is needed by both sides.
Divergent 4 just got hit with some bad news cinemablend. Shailene woodley tris stars in the divergent series. Shailene woodley not interested in doing final divergent film as a tv series shailene woodley has finally spoken out over news that the divergent final film ascendant had been cancelled and is. Unfortunately for the franchise, its achieved nothing of the sort, drawing mixed to negative reception and not earning a lot of money for movies that big. Divergent 4 isnt hitting theaters, heres what we know. The divergent series is a super popular teen dystopian drama.
She admitted that despite the success generated from some of her roles, she considered quitting acting after the 2016 dystopian film divergent. North america, other territories, worldwide, all time. As a book series, sales for divergent and the hunger games are neckandneck, but as a movie, well the divergent series hasnt been that great. Allegiant split the final book in roths trilogy into two films, with production planned to begin on the final movie after its predecessor hit theaters. Allegiant is a 2016 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by robert schwentke with a screenplay by bill collage, adam cooper, and noah oppenheim. No, im not going to be on the television show, the now 27yearold actress told vanity fair at the premiere of her new hbo series, big little lies in early 2017. This included the maze runner trilogy and the divergent series. 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. Allegiant, the first in a twopart finale, just opened last weekend to the lowest box office numbers and critical ratings in the franchise. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american.
She has special thoughts that make her divergent and as such she is needed by one side. It can be a stand alone movie but i recommend the entire series. Although there was originally another sequel planned for the series, allegiant had such a low boxoffice performance that it incidentally became the official last film of the franchise. Tris woodley, four james and the remnants of the dauntless race tirelessly hither and thither in part 2 of the divergent series. Maybe my movie buddy said it best when i told her, as the credits began to roll, that allegiant is only the secondtolast divergent film. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and will never fit into any one group.
They have been produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian, and douglas wick the series star shailene woodley and theo james as lead. Final film of divergent series will go straight to tv. The film is the first installment in the divergent series and was produced by lucy fisher, pouya shahbazian, and douglas wick, with a screenplay by evan daugherty and vanessa taylor. It was later pushed to june 2017 to accommodate power rangers. During the post harry potter boom, there were a number of ya booktofilm adaptations that fizzled at the box office, resulting in either one movie the mortal instruments. Divergent is a thrilling actionadventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. But there has been nothing quite like the spectacular flameout of divergent. Ascendant was supposed to wrap up the scifi saga but was eventually abandoned, and heres why that cancellation occurred. Will they also make a film about the book four from the. New divergent 2,sequel movie insurgent officially happening,release date revealed. How the divergent series became the most feminist franchise around. The trilogy consists of divergent 2011, insurgent 2012 and allegiant 20. The now trilogy s first entry, divergent, was enjoyable in spite of its hardtosell ideas. The movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the divergent series.
Woodley said that she wouldnt change the films for the world, but the young adult franchise that started out as a hit went downhill by the third movie. It stars shailene woodley, theo james, ashley judd, jai. Over two years ago, it was announced that the final divergent book would be split into two films, similar to what lionsgate did with mockingjay, the final installment of the hunger games series. A related book, four 2014, presents a series of short stories told from the perspective of one of the trilogy s characters. That divergent tv series is finally happening, probably. Allegiant the final installment of veronica roths bestselling divergent series has been in readers hands and on their kindles for nearly a week now, meaning fans finally know the. Shailene woodley is officially done with the divergent films. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. Shailene woodley will not return for ascendant or a divergent tv show. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by neil burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by veronica roth. 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. After the last film in the divergent series, allegiant, bombed at the box. Following last months blockbuster hit divergent and its planned 2015 sequel insurgent, allegiant adapted from the third book in roths bestselling ya book series will be split into. Buzzfeed reports starz has cancelled plans to wrap up the film franchise with the tv show ascendant.
Shailene woodley will not return for ascendant or a. Yes, the quality of the movie saga went down after the first movie, but if you like to see how the story unfolds, you should check the second and third movie as well. Third divergent movie allegiant will be split into two. So part of its audience will at least want closure there. Shailene woodley is officially passing on the divergent tv movie. In an ironic example of life imitating art, the actress and activist has. Whether youre a huge fan of divergent or have never heard of it, here are 10 big life lessons you can learn from this bestselling young adult novel. Following the huge success of the hunger games franchise starring jennifer lawrence, there was a shortlived fad of movie adaptations of ya scifi novels.
If not, you can just read the novels and youll see the ending of the story. According to a new report from the wrap, the summit entertainment lionsgate folks have officially green lit the divergent sequel flick, insurgent, after the movie brought in 4. Divergent finale to skip theaters, launch as a tv movie and spinoff. Since 2014, the divergent series has been trying to capitalize on the young adult action movie craze and achieve the same kind of success as the hunger games. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american author veronica roth. 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. However, the cast from this flick has flown into fame since, and the popularity of it certainly didnt hurt. The third and fourth parts of the divergent series are now called allegiant and ascendant. A change in director isnt the only shakeup for the divergent series, though. Ascendant is an upcoming drama series on starz and is the second part of the film adaptation of allegiant by veronica roth. There are chases, soliloquies about individuality, and yet another plot to gas an unwitting population. As the three books go on, there are different villains in each, with no obvious goal.
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