Divergent is an upcoming British science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of London, UK. Divergent is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2014 in the United Kingdom.
In March 2011, Summit Entertainment picked up the rights from for Divergent with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher's production company Deadboat Entertainment.Neil Burger was announced as the director on August 23, 2012. Evan Daugherty, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor, said, "I get hung up on the toughness of the movie but of equal importance is the love story between Tris and Four. It's inherently and inextricably linked to Tris' character journey. There will be plenty of sexual tension and chemistry, but it's important that all of that stuff doesn't just feel like it's thrown in, but that it all helps Tris grow as a character.
"Daugherty further added, "It's tricky because the book is a very packed read with a lot of big ideas. So, distilling that into a cool, faithful two-hour movie is challenging. Not only do you have to establish five factions, but you have to acknowledge that there's a sixth entity, which is the divergent, and you also have the factionless. So there's a world that really has to be built out for the big screen… the movie is going to do it a little more efficiently." Author Veronica Roth said about the script of the film: "Reading a script is a really interesting experience. I'd never read a script before. I was really impressed by how closely it stuck to the general plot line of the book."
Initially budget of the film was $40 million but later Lionsgate increased it to $80 million due to the success of The Hunger Games. Analyst Ben Mogil said, "Divergent is more similar to Hunger Games in that the company owns the underlying economics (i.e. production) and the budget (at $80mn) is more manageable
Divergent has received mixed reviews prior to its release. Film aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 27% rating, with an average score of 5.8/10, based on reviews from 11 critics. Metacritic reported a score of 45/100 (citing "mixed or average reviews"), based on reviews from 4 critics. IGN's Matt Patches rated the movie a 5.8 out of 10, citing its similarities to other young adult films and contrived Dauntless plot line.
However, he praised lead actors Theo James and Shailene Woodley's performances, stating that they "...add personality and physicality to the limp script they're acting out." Forbes Magazine's Scott Mendelson echoed these sentiments, arguing that despite Woodley's excellent performance, the generic story reduced a large portion of the mythology to irrelevancy. Still, he stated that the film will please the novel's fanbase.
Cast :
Shailene Woodley as Beatrice "Tris" Prior
Theo James as Tobias "Four" Eaton
Ansel Elgort as Caleb Prior
Ray Stevenson as Marcus Eaton
Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews
Zoë Kravitz as Christina
Maggie Q as Tori
Mekhi Phifer as Max
Jai Courtney as Eric
Miles Teller as Peter
Ben Lamb as Edward
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will
Christian Madsen as Al
Tony Goldwyn as Andrew Prior
Ashley Judd as Natalie Prior
Amy Newbold as Molly Atwood
Justine Wachsberger as Lauren
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