Divergent author Veronica Roth has been speaking about how the one-time blockbuster adaptation of her series of books never had an ending. Released amongst a flurry of big-budget YA adaptations, the Divergent franchise was one of the few to hang onto The Hunger Games coattails when it was released in 2014. Set in a future […]
Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup
SCARJO DEFENDS GHOST IN THE SHELL One of the big talking points coming out of the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell was the reported “whitewashing” of the role. Many have come out to defend the casting, and now Johansson herself has spoken out about it. “I certainly would never presume to play […]
10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder
In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder… Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability […]
Insurgent set for $57 million+ US opening, bigger than Divergent
Deadline has reported that the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, which is set for release at the end of March, looks likely to have a bumper opening weekend in the US, with tickets sales up on the original. Tickets for Insurgent went on sale earlier this week through US ticket companies Fandango and MovieTickets.com, and early industry […]
Final Divergent film Ascendant heads to Starz as TV series
Though the Divergent film series came to an abrupt halt after last year’s Allegiant, the third film in the franchise, Lionsgate remains committed to finishing the franchise off. Deadline has reported that Ascendant, what was to be the final film in the series, is heading over to their recently acquired Starz as a TV series. The Divergent Series is […]
Shailene Woodley will not be appearing in the Divergent TV movie
This won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s been following the story, but Shailene Woodley has officially confirmed that she won’t be reprising the role of Tris Prior in the TV-bound fourth and final chapter of the Divergent series, with the actress telling Vanity Fair: “No. I’m not going to be on […]
Divergent director says it’s “sad” that the franchise is heading to TV
Back in July, Lionsgate announced that it had pulled Ascendant, the final chapter of The Divergent Series, from its theatrical release schedule, and would instead be concluding the saga with a TV movie owing to dwindling box office returns for the YA adaptation. Star Shailene Woodley has previously suggested that she is not interested in […]
Shailene Woodley not interested in Divergent TV show
Off the back of an underwhelming box office run for The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Lionsgate announced back in July that it had scrapped its plans for a theatrical release for the fourth and final chapter, Ascendant, instead opting to go down the television route to finish the YA adaptation with a TV movie (and a […]
Budget slashed on final Divergent film after Allegiant flops at the box office
After the runaway success of many YA adaptations over the last few years, it was just a matter of time before their appeal died down and after The Divergent Series: Allegiant opened to poor box-office last weekend, it seems the strain is well and truly showing on the sub-genre. Debuting last week, Lionsgate’s third Divergent […]
Lee Toland Krieger to direct The Divergent Series: Ascendant
Last month it was announced that director Robert Schwentke had departed from the fourth and final chapter of The Divergent Series, having helmed the previous instalment Insurgent and the upcoming Allegiant. Well, Lionsgate has wasted no time in finding a replacement, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever, Age […]
