The The Divergent Series is a feature film trilogy based on Divergent's novel by American author Veronica Roth. Distributed by Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate Films, this series consists of three science fiction films made in dystopian society. They have been produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick.
Shailene Woodley and Theo James as the main stars Beatrice Prior (Tris) and Tobias Eaton (Four), respectively. Supporters include Ansel Elgort, ZoÃÆ' Â «Kravitz, and Miles Teller. Kate Winslet plays the main antagonist in the first two films. The first film in the series was directed by Neil Burger, while the second and third films were directed by Robert Schwentke.
The Veronica Roth novels consist mainly of trilogy ('Divergen', 'Rebel', 'Allegiant'). Construction began in 2011 after the acquisition of the film rights top for Divergen novel in partnership with production company Red Wagon Entertainment. The studio announced production on the sequel following its first strong film performance on Thursday night screenings, where it earned $ 4.9 million. They obtained the film rights for Allegiant's novel in December 2013, deciding in April 2014 to split the third novel into a two-part film adaptation.
The first installment, Divergene (2014), grossed over $ 288 million worldwide, while the second installment, Divergen Series: Rebels (2015), grossed $ 297 million more in the whole world. Rebels is also the first Divergent movie to be released on IMAX 3D. The third installment, The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), earned $ 179 million. Thus, the first three films of this series have earned $ 765 million worldwide. The fourth film, The Divergent Series: Ascendant will be released theatrically, but due to Allegiant's bad appearances at the box office, it was announced that the film will be released as a TV movie.
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Development
In March 2011, Summit Entertainment took the rights to Divergen with Douglas Wick and production company Lucy Fisher Red Wagon Entertainment, while Lionsgate distributed the franchise. Neil Burger was announced as director on August 23, 2012. Evan Daugherty, who co-wrote the scenario with Vanessa Taylor, said, "I am fixated on the toughness of the film, but equally important is the love story between Tris and 4. Inherently and unrelated Tris character's journey, there will be a lot of sexual and chemical tension, but it's important that all of it does not feel like being thrown, but it all helps Tris grow as a character. " Daugherty further added, "This is difficult because the book is so heavily read with lots of great ideas, so filtering it into a cool and challenging two-hour movie is challenging.Not only you have to form five factions, but you must admit that there is a sixth entity , which is different, and you also have a fraction. So there's a world that really has to be built for big screens... this film will do it a bit more efficiently. "Writer Veronica Roth says of the movie script:" Reading the script is a very interesting experience I never read the manuscript beforehand I was really impressed by how close he was to the general line of the book. "
Initially, the film budget was $ 40 million but Lionsgate later increased it to $ 80 million (which eventually turned into $ 85 million) due to the success of The Hunger Games. Analyst Ben Mogil says, "Divergent is more similar to Hunger Games because the company has an underlying economy (ie production) and budget ($ 80 [million]) is more manageable. "
In December 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that the film adaptation of Rebels, the second novel in the Divergen trilogy, will be released as The Divergent Series: Insurgent i> on March 20, 2015, as a sequel to Divergen movie adaptation with Brian Duffield was originally chosen to write the script for the film. On December 16, 2013, it was announced that Neil Burger, director of Divergen , would not return to direct the Rebel because he was still working on the first film. On February 13, 2014, it was announced that Robert Schwentke was offered a director's position for the film and that Akiva Goldsman had been hired to rewrite Duffield's writings.
Also in December 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that Allegiant's adaptation film , the third and final novel in the Divergen trilogy, to be released in March 2016, serves as the closing of the series, which at when it was planned as a trilogy, but on April 11, 2014, the studio decided to divide the novel into a two-part film, such as Harry Potter , Twilight and Hunger Games franchises do so with the last series of their series. Joint Chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger said in a statement that, "Veronica Roth brings her captivating story into expert conclusions in Allegiant, a rich, action-packed book with material that is well suited for two powerful people The story arc and character world lend themselves perfectly to two films, a storytelling strategy that has worked so well for us on two Twilight Breaking Dawn movies and our very enthusiastic two movies Mockingjay coming from The Hunger Games franchise â € "Noah Oppenheim was announced as the screenwriter for the first part of Allegiant's Allegiant adaptation on July 9, 2014. On the 5th December 2014, it was announced that Robert Schwentke would return to direct Part I. On September 10, 2015, it was announced that the two films would be re-titled, with Part 1 a as the Divergen Series: Allegiant and Part 2 as the Divergen Series: Ascendant . Casting the main role
On October 22, 2012, it was announced that Shailene Woodley had earned the lead role Beatrice "Tris" Prior. Lucas Till, Jack Reynor, Jeremy Irvine, Alex Pettyfer, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Ludwig and Luke Bracey are all considered for the role of Tobias "Four" Eaton. On March 15, 2013, it was announced that Theo James had been elected as the Fourth.
Although James is 10 years older than his character when cast, Roth praised his casting "I'm sure in a few seconds: this is 'Four', no question. He also mentions the chemistry between him and Shailene: "He fits perfectly with Shailene's very strong presence as Tris. I'm happy!" The producers said of his casting: "We took our time to find the right actor to fill the role of Four, and Theo was absolutely perfect." Veronica has created a truly iconic character in Four and we can not wait to start production and bring he and this story to live for millions of fans around the world. "
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Production
Filming for the franchise begins on April 16, 2013.
Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, and Pouya Shabazian have been the producers for all four films in this series. Veronica Roth and Neil Burger have acted as executive producers on the first two films. Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate collaborated in all four films. On April 11, 2014, the studio decided to divide the latest book, Allegiant , into two parts, such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and 2 , Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and 2 , and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and 2 .
Board of Directors
Neil Burger directed the first movie, Divergent, and will initially direct its sequel, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, but in December 2013 it was announced that Burger will not return. , because he is still doing post-production work for the first film. Speaking of the matter, the director stated, "There is no room for breathing, they are like, 'We hold the release date of March 2015, and we must start by May 2014.' It was a recipe for failure, at least with me on the ship, I would not be able to do the right thing, I reluctantly let it go ". In February 2014, it was certain that Robert Schwentke would direct his sequel. On December 5, 2014, it was announced that Schwentke would be back for The Divergent Series: Allegiant .
Scripts
Snow White and the Huntsman screenwriter Evan Daugherty and Hope Springs screenwriter Vanessa Taylor co-wrote the scenario for Divergent . During that time Neil Burger will initially direct his sequel, Brian Duffield was recruited to write the script for The Divergent Series: Insurgent, but after Burger came out of the film and Robert Schwentke took over as director, he brought in Akiva Goldsman and Mark Bomback to rewrite Duffield writing.
The two-part finale scenario, The Divergent Series: Allegiant and Ascendant, was written by Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, and Stephen Chbosky.
Cast
On March 11, 2013, it was announced that the roles of Tori, Christina, and Caleb had gone to Maggie Q, ZoÃÆ'Â · Â «Kravitz, and Ansel Elgort, respectively. Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney and Aaron Eckhart are announced to be in talks to join players on March 15, 2013, Stevenson and Courtney join the cast as Marcus Eaton and Eric, respectively. On the same day, Miles Teller plays Peter. The studio announcement includes a bit of casting news: Mekhi Phifer will play the Dauntless Max leader. Kate Winslet is announced to be in talks on January 24, 2013. It was later confirmed that she would play Jeanine Matthews. Speaking of playing negative characters for the first time, Winslet said, "I'm not stupid. The idea pierced my head that I've never played baddie before, I'm almost a bit surprised." Since Winslet joins the final shoot, he uses that distance from his star companion to appear solitary on the first day of filming. "I want to destroy it and say, 'It's okay, I'm really nice, I promise.' But I think, just for today, I'll let them think that I'm really witty. "On March 25, 2013, Ben Lamb plays Edward, Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will, and Christian Madsen as Al. In April 2013, Ashley Judd and Tony Goldwyn joined the cast as Natalie and Andrew Prior, Beatrice's parents.
In 2014, the players for the second film were announced. On May 12, 2014, it was announced that Octavia Spencer joined the cast as Amity representative Johanna Reyes. End of May 2014, Suki Waterhouse and Jonny Weston each plays the role of Marlene and Edgar. Beginning in June 2014, Stephanie Leigh Schlund announces that she is cast in the film as a member of Amity, and Naomi Watts and Daniel Dae Kim join the cast as Evelyn Johnson and Jack Kang. On June 9, 2014, Rosa Salazar joined the cast as Lynn. On June 10, 2014, Australian actor Keiynan Lonsdale joined the cast as Uriah. On June 11, 2014, Emjay Anthony joined the cast as Hector.
On April 28, 2015, it was reported that Golden Globe nominee Jeff Daniels joined the cast for Allegiant as David, the leader of the Genetic Welfare Bureau. On May 1, 2015, it was announced that Bill SkarsgÃÆ'  ¥ had joined the cast as Matthew.
Filming
The subject of Divergen photography starts on April 16, 2013, and ends on July 16, 2013. Almost all filming takes place in Chicago with reshoots from 24-26 January 2014, in Los Angeles.
The main photography for The Divergent Series: Insurgent begins on May 27, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia and ends on September 6, 2014. Filming takes place at the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta. A set was built for Amity Compound at Serenbe Community South of Atlanta. In downtown Atlanta, a zip-line scene was filmed in which a set was built on the roof of the Peachtree Center. For two days, production was moved to Chicago with scenes filmed on Wells Street, Franklin Street, and Adams Street. Production was then moved back to Atlanta to reshoot.
The main photography for The Divergent Series: Allegiant starts in Atlanta on May 18, 2015, with filming ending on August 23, 2015.
Music
Junkie XL scored the first film in the film series, Divergen , while Joseph Trapanese scored the second and third entries, Rebels and Allegiant.
Plot
Divergent (2014)
In a world where people are divided into different factions based on human virtue, Tris Prior warns him differently and will never match a group. When he finds a conspiracy by faction leaders to destroy all the Divergents, Tris must learn to believe in the Four Mysterious and together they must find out what makes Divergent so dangerous before it is too late.
Divergen Series: Rebels (2015)
As they search for allies and answers after the uprising, Tris and Four are on the run. Hunted by Jeanine Matthews, the leaders of the Erudite, Tris and Four factions race against time as they try to find out what the Abnegation sacrifices to protect their lives, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by his past choices but desperate to protect his loved ones, Tris faces an impossible challenge for another challenge after he unfolds the truth about his past and finally his worldly future.
Divergen Series: Allegiant (2016)
On December 16, 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that the Allegiant adaptation film Allegiant will be released on March 18, 2016. On April 11, 2014, Lionsgate announced that the movie adaptation will be divided into two films with the first part titled, Divergen Series: Allegiant - Part 1 . The film was later re-titled as The Divergent Series: Allegiant .
Tris had to escape with the Four and beyond the wall that surrounds Chicago. For the first time, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known to find a peaceful solution to their war-torn city. Once outside, old inventions quickly become meaningless with a startling new truth revelation. Tris had to quickly decide who he could trust as a cruel battle united outside the Chicago wall. To survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, loyalty, sacrifice and love.
Moved movie
The third sequel to the film was originally planned, with the release of March 2017, based on the last half of the Allegiant book. The time was changed to a June 2017 release, with Lee Toland Krieger then sworn in as a movie director.
Ascendant (TV series)
In July 2016, after the poor performance of the third film at the box office, the producers considered creating a fourth movie as a television movie, which would add new characters to the story that could continue in the spin-off television series, moving beyond the books.
In September 2016, Shailene Woodley declared on Today that the movie versus the television decision was not finished yet, and it was "limbo waiting game". In the same interview, Woodley speaks desperately about the possibility of him returning to the project in a television format, although he will be open to return to being a theatrical film. In February 2017, with a producer who had confirmed that it would be a television project, it was announced that Woodley had retreated from his lead role.
In August 2017, Starz and Lionsgate Television announced that they started developing the TV series.
Recurrent recording and characters
Crew
Reception
Although the first two films were commercially successful, the series as a whole has not been well received by critics. Each successive movie release has been rated lower than its previous release on review reviewers' websites. The negative reviews of Allegiant's third novel and the studio's decision to divide it into two films have been blamed for the poor performance of the third movie at the box office.
Box office performance
Critical and public responses
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Divergene on IMDb
- Divergent in AllMovie
- Divergene in Mojo Box Office
- Divergene in Metacritic
- Divergene at Rotten Tomatoes
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