Summit Entertainment has released a new set of images
from Neil Burger’s adaptation of Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent, starring
Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Maggie
Q, Mekhi Phifer, Milles Teller, Jai Courtney and Ray Stevenson.
The studio also announced that advanced tickets will
be on sale beginning March 4th, at which time buyers will get a free
digital copy of the book (see below).
Divergent takes place in a futuristic Chicago, where
young people are divided according to their personalities. Four is one of the
liders of the Dauntless (the brave) and the charismatic instructor of Tris
(Shailene Woodley). Tris is what they call a divergent, someone that doesn't
fit within any group (Abnegation, Erudite, Candor, Amity, Dauntless), and when she finds out
that there's a conspiracy to kill all those that are like her it's a race to
find out why.
Divergent is schedule to hit theaters on March 21st
of 2014.
Divergent Official Synopsis:
Divergent is a thrilling 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.
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT’S
DIVERGENT ON SALE MARCH 4th
Those Who Purchase Tickets on March 4th
will Receive a Free Download of Veronica Roth’s Novel*
Sweepstakes to Reward Two Lucky Moviegoers with Walk-on Roles in
INSURGENT
Santa Monica, CA February 27,
2014 - Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE®company, announced today that advance
tickets for the action adventure DIVERGENT will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March
4th at 12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST. Moviegoers who purchase advance tickets before
March 21st on Fandango orMovieTickets.com will have the opportunity to be
entered in to a sweepstakes for the chance to win a walk-on role in the film’s
sequel INSURGENT. Additionally, those who purchase tickets online through
Fandango and MovieTickets.com on the first day they are on sale – March 4th
only – will receive a free download of the book Divergent.*
DIVERGENT will be released in theatres and IMAX® nationwide on Friday,
March 21, 2014. The film stars Shailene
Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz,
Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, and Kate Winslet, and is
directed by Neil Burger from a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor.
DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where
people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior
(Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one
group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to
destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four (Theo
James) and together they must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous
before it’s too late. Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth.
In the sequel to DIVERGENT, INSURGENT continues the journey of Tris
Prior as war now looms. Sides will be chosen, secrets will emerge, and to
uncover the truth about her world, Tris must be stronger than ever because
shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead. INSURGENT is scheduled for release
on March 20, 2015.
The Divergent book series was written by Veronica Roth and has already
sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
The Divergent books have topped the New York Times best-seller list
since the first novel was published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of
HarperCollins, in April 2011, and the three books ranked one-two-three on the
USA Today best-seller list for 2013.
Divergent was written by Roth while she was earning her undergraduate
degree at Northwestern University. She
followed her first novel with Insurgent, which also rose to #1 on the New York
Times Best Seller list andAllegiant, the third book in the series, set a
HarperCollins record when it was released in October 2013.
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