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‘Divergent’: Shailene Woodley led Dystopian YA Will Be Streaming on Tubi for Free Next Month!!

  Before the romance fantasy genre blew up, the young adult dystopian was all the rage, with publishers and movie producers pumping out content for young people to enjoy. While many would recognize The Hunger Games and its many films and prequels, there’s another YA dystopia that entered the genre to some decent success. Divergent, a YA dystopia starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, will … Continue reading ‘Divergent’: Shailene Woodley led Dystopian YA Will Be Streaming on Tubi for Free Next Month!!

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‘Chosen Ones’: Picturestart Picks Up Veronica Roth’s Upcoming Fantasy!!

Picturestart, the company run by Erik Feig, has preemptively picked up the film rights to Chosen Ones, the upcoming new novel by Veronica Roth, the author of the best-selling Divergent book series. The deal marks a reunion of the team that brought Divergent to the big screen: Feig acquired the rights to Divergent when he was the head of Summit Entertainment and will now produce, … Continue reading ‘Chosen Ones’: Picturestart Picks Up Veronica Roth’s Upcoming Fantasy!!

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Starz May Resurrect ‘Divergent’ Franchise with ‘Ascendant’ TV Series!!!

The Divergent movie franchise may get its conclusion after all. Lionsgate and Summit’s adaptation of the YA book trilogy by Veronica Roth was envisioned as the next Hunger Games when it kicked off in 2014 with Oscar nominee Shailene Woodley in the lead role. The first film failed to capture Hunger Games numbers at the box office, but $288.9 million wasn’t exactly a disaster so … Continue reading Starz May Resurrect ‘Divergent’ Franchise with ‘Ascendant’ TV Series!!!

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Shailene Woodley Is Not Down for that ‘Divergent’ TV Series!!

The bad news keeps rolling in for fans of the Divergent series. Back in July, we learned that Lionsgate was pulling a pretty surprising move by re-positioning the YA franchise in light of sub-par theatrical performances. Instead of the planned fourth and final film, The Divergent Series: Allegiant, the saga will wrap-up on TV (it’s unclear if the plan is for a series or TV … Continue reading Shailene Woodley Is Not Down for that ‘Divergent’ TV Series!!

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New Details Emerge on Lionsgate’s Plan to Send ‘Divergent’ to TV!!

The Divergent series has gone from forgettable imitator to dubious disaster. Last month, we reported that rather than have the final entry in the series wrap up in theaters, Lionsgate was now sending it to TV and using that as a springboard for a spinoff series because when audiences say that they didn’t like your first three movies, what they’re really saying is, “Please give me a TV series … Continue reading New Details Emerge on Lionsgate’s Plan to Send ‘Divergent’ to TV!!

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‘The Divergent Series: Ascendent’ to Skip Theaters, Conclude Franchise with TV Movie and Spinoff Series!!

Fans of the Divergent franchise might want to sit down. What began as a highly anticipated potential successor to The Hunger Games may take its final bow on the small screen, with a TV movie that may or may not even star the original cast. Per Variety, the final installment in the film franchise, The Divergent Series: Ascendant, may be skipping a theatrical release altogether, with Lionsgate instead keen on wrapping … Continue reading ‘The Divergent Series: Ascendent’ to Skip Theaters, Conclude Franchise with TV Movie and Spinoff Series!!

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Lionsgate Cuts ‘Ascendant’ Budget After ‘Allegiant’ Falters at Box Office!!

What happens when you’re three movies into a four-film franchise and audiences simply don’t care anymore? That’s the question posed to Lionsgate following the disappointing box office of the Divergent Series sequel Allegiant this past weekend, which opened to a mediocre $29.1 million, down 44% from the previous installment Insurgent’s $52.2 million opening weekend. The studio can’t really blame box office competition or extenuating circumstances … Continue reading Lionsgate Cuts ‘Ascendant’ Budget After ‘Allegiant’ Falters at Box Office!!

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The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago to finally discover the shocking truth of what lies behind it. My Take – I honestly cant wait for this YA novel adaption fever to go down. We all know The Hunger Games and Twilight series have ended. The Host, The 5th Wave, Mortal Instruments, Beautiful … Continue reading The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) Review!!!

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“The Divergent Series: Ascendant” loses its director!!

Robert Schwentke is exiting as director of Lionsgate’s fourth and final “Divergent” film after directing the second and third films in the franchise. The move comes two months after Lionsgate decided to move the fourth film — “The Divergent Series: Ascendant” back from March 24, 2017 to June 9, 2017. That opened the spring break date for its “Power Rangers” movie. The third film in … Continue reading “The Divergent Series: Ascendant” loses its director!!

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Check out the 1st trailer of The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)!!

Synopsis – Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare. Director – Robert Schwentke Starring – Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check out the 1st trailer of The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)!!

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Insurgent (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. My Take – For a past few years Hollywood has found a new obsession – converting novels based on distopian futures into film! The huge success of the Hunger Games franchise somehow proved … Continue reading Insurgent (2015) Review!!

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Best and Worst of 2014 – Hollywood!!

This year was kinda different, some good films tanked at the BO while some really bad ones did quite well, while some got critical acclaim while some won’t be even remembered, on the whole this is my top list of 2014: Top 15 of 2014 ( PS: At the time of this post I had not yet gone through films like Whiplash, Imitation Game and … Continue reading Best and Worst of 2014 – Hollywood!!

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Divergent (2014) Short Review!!

Knowing this film has been produced by Summit Entertainment, & how adaptations of teen novels are usually horrible (Except Hunger Games, no not Twilight, that sucks), I tried to keep my expectations low.But damn was I surprised! From the beginning till the end I was hooked. I found the pacing just fine. The people who complain about it being too slow are just folks who … Continue reading Divergent (2014) Short Review!!

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