After the ultimate Divergent movie’s 2016 debut, lots of the franchise’s stars have gone on — or continued — to have very profitable appearing careers.
Based on Veronica Roth’s ebook sequence of the identical title, the Divergent movie sequence spawned three installments: Divergent (2014), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). Like its supply materials, the movies observe Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) after she learns that she’s “divergent” upon getting into maturity and gained’t match into simply one of many dystopian society’s 5 factions. As she works to hide her situation after becoming a member of the Dauntless faction, she learns of a plan in movement that may take away all divergents.
Theo James (Tobias “Four” Eaton), Miles Teller (Peter Hayes), Ansel Elgort (Caleb Prior), Zoë Kravitz (Christina) and Kate Winslet (Jeanine Matthews) are within the franchise’s star-studded solid.
Jennifer Lawrence, who beforehand starred as Katniss Everdeen within the Hunger Games movies, performed an enormous half in serving to to persuade Woodley to seem within the Divergent franchise. The Secret Life of the American Teenager alum mentioned she obtained a number of emails written by then-Lionsgate co-president Erik Feig on Lawrence’s behalf that inspired her to come back on board.
“‘You must do it. You will not regret it for a second. Yes, there are some hard things, but there are so many beautiful things that will come from an opportunity like this,’” Woodley recalled the Oscar winner’s messages to The Hollywood Reporter in 2014.
In the identical trend because the Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games franchises, the Divergent movie sequence supposed to separate its last ebook into two movies. After the third installment carried out decrease than expectations on the worldwide field workplace, it was reported that The Divergent Series: Ascendant was probably going to be made right into a TV movie with a doable spinoff TV sequence.
“Last I heard they were trying to make it into a television show. I didn’t sign up to be in a television show,” Woodley instructed Screen Rant in 2016. “Out of respect to the studio and everyone involved, they may have changed their mind and may be doing something different, but I’m not necessarily interested in doing a television show.”
The Golden Globe nominee would later bluntly inform Vanity Fair in February 2017, “No, I’m not going to be on the television show.” James and Teller additionally echoed related sentiments earlier than the venture was canceled altogether.
Woodley and Teller have remained shut since their starring roles within the franchise. In May 2021, the actors and their important others vacationed collectively and hit the Kentucky Derby.
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