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Release Date:
Friday, March 21, 2014 Nationwide
intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality
Plot: What's the story about?
An adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late.
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Who stars in Divergent: Cast List
Shailene Woodley ... Tris
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, The Descendants
Maggie Q ... Tori
Priest, Fear The Night
Zoe Kravitz ... Christina
The Batman, After Earth
Ansel Elgort ... Caleb
Billionaire Boys Club, The Goldfinch
Jai Courtney ... Eric
American Primeval (Limited Series), The Suicide Squad
Kate Winslet ... Jeanine Matthews
Lee, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ben Lloyd-Hughes ... Will
The King's Daughter, Malevolent
Ben Lamb ... Edward
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, The Ledge
Christian Madsen ... Al
Palo Alto, Mr. Church
Theo James ... Four
The Monkey, The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Miles Teller ... Peter
The Gorge, Michael
Amy Newbold ... Molly
Who's making Divergent: Crew List
A look at the Divergent behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Neil Burger last directed Voyagers and The Upside. The film's writer Vanessa Taylor last wrote Hillbilly Elegy and The Shape of Water.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Lucy FisherPouya Shahbazian
Doug Wick
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Production: What we know about Divergent?
Key Facts
- The extremely popular young adult novel Divergent was written by first time author Veronica Roth and has topped the New York Times Best Sellers list ever since being published in May of 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers.
- Zoe Kravitz will play Christina, a member of the Dauntless faction, which embodies bravery, and who becomes friends with Tris.
- Maggie Q will play Tori, a tattooed owner of a tattoo parlor who is part of the choosing ceremony that divides people into factions. She ends up helping ShaileneWoodley's character, Tris.
- Based on the young adult novel by Veronica Roth. Summit also has rights to sequel Insurgent, released in May. The untitled third book in the trilogy is due out in fall 2013.
Filming Timeline
- 2014 - February: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2013 - April: The film was set to Production status.
On April 8, 2013, Summit Entertainment has announced principal photography has commenced in Chicago.
- 2012 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Planning to start production Spring 2013. Chicago is being eyed.
- 2011 - March: The film was set to Development status.
- 2011 - February: The film was set to Announced status.
Divergent Release Date: When was the film released?
Divergent was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, March 21, 2014. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Muppets Most Wanted, Nymphomaniac: Part One and Stay.
Divergent DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Divergent was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 .