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Breaking Movie News
Straight from Cinema Blend's fiercely independent entertainment reporters. 
Divergent's Final Book 'Allegiant' Will Be Split Into Two Movies
Harry Potter did it. Twilight did it. The Hunger Games is doing it. Should we be all that surprised that Divergent is joining the list of feature adaptations that split the final book into two movies? That's the plan... 
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Divergent, Nymphomaniac and Noah
Looking to Divergent, Nymphomaniac and Noah for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of female-fronted YA dramas, steamy tales of love and sex, and inventive interpretations of bible stories. 
Monday Movie Memo: Is Divergent OK For Kids?
Parents tend to reach out to us when a borderline title reaches theaters, asking us if we think their kids can handle it. It’s a hard topic to address, because what one parent might deem questionable, another might see as totally fine. 
Weekend Box Office: Divergent Number One, Muppets Not So Wanted After All
Teen-targeted dramas like Hunger Games and Twilight have been cash cows for studios Lionsgate and Summit, but the two studios felt compelled to share the risk when it came to the lastest young adult novel adaptation Divergent. Even though Divergent the first in a series, banked an impressive number one this weekend with $56 million, it fell short of the other mega-franchise movies which have tended to open at $70 million or higher. 
Divergent Brought In Almost $5 Million On Thursday Night Screenings
This weekend, while Kermit the Frog will fall prey to a criminal plot in front of younger children and families in Muppets Most Wanted, Shailene Woodley and Neil Burger’s DIvergent will be attracting nearly every other audience demographic there is. And based on the dystopian fantasy’s impressive Thursday night box office receipts, it looks like this is going to be an unequivocal success, which I’m sure will be a face-palm of butthurt for everyone who either hoped or assumed that this flick was a failure out of the gates. 
Divergent: 10 Big Differences Between The Movie And Book
Director Neil Burger’s big screen take on Veronica Roth’s story does diverge in some ways, but often attempts to keep the integral portions of the novel intact, changing details and dialogue to suit its own needs and whims. 
How Divergent Is Changing The Way Studios Make Sequels
If films are becoming more like television, consider this an echo of the miniseries. Divergent is just the latest Lionsgate property to utilize this aggressive business plan of saturating theaters with product each year. 
Ashley Judd And Tony Goldwyn Analyze Nature Vs. Nurture In The Wold Of Divergent
Being a parent is undoubtedly an incredible challenge in our own world, but in the science-fiction universe of Divergent it comes with an extra special twist. Because young people are ultimately psychologically tested to see which faction of society they will end up in, the society actually does its part to warp the balance of nature vs. nurture. 
Theo James On The Past And Future Secrets Of Divergent
In the film, James stars as Four, a member of the Dauntless faction that helps maintain security in the futuristic Chicago in the story. He is one of the instructors who both helps train the new recruits what it means to become Dauntless, and push them to the limit to see whether or not they can take it. 
Divergent Buzz Tops Muppets Most Wanted According To Fandango
It's factions vs. Muppets this week at the box office, and if Fandango's "Fanticipation" meter is any indication, Divergent will come out ahead of Muppets Most Wanted. Given reports that the film's advance ticket sales got off to a good start, signs were already pointing toward a successful opening weekend... 
Shailene Woodley Dives Into The Mind Of Divergent's Tris
Directed by Neil Burger, Divergent follows Tris as she lives life in a futuristic world where society has been split into five factions based on personality types: Abnegation (the charitable); Amity (the farmers); Candor (the lawyers); Dauntless (the security); and Erudite (the thinkers). When Tris comes of age she goes into a testing process to find out which faction she will be spend the rest of her life with, but is shocked to discover that she is what is called Divergent – meaning that she possesses qualities from all five factions. 
This Rotten Week: Predicting Divergent and Muppets Most Wanted Reviews
Spring is coming. A long, slow winter of movies is finally coming to an end as well. We aren’t totally there yet, but things are starting to look up this week with young adult novels and Muppets. 
Shailene Woodley Slams Twilight, Says YA Adaptations Need To Do Better
Perhaps her work on these authentic teen romances soured her on the Twilight series. Hopefully Divergent preaches the proper messages that help empower teenagers, who really could use more on-screen role models. 
Divergent Drives A Stake In Twilight's First Day Advance Ticket Sales On Fandango
If this kind of sell-out behavior continues over the next couple of weeks prior to its March 21 premiere, there is indeed a good chance the lofty predictions of a $65 million opening weekend will come true. Plus, it could become one of Fandango’s biggest presales in the company’s history. Regardless of my disinterest in Divergent, I’m perfectly happy with anything knocking Twilight’s successes down a couple of notches. 
Wait, Divergent Might Make How Much Its Opening Weekend?
The Internet has no idea what to think about Divergent. On some days in some optimistic corners of cyberspace, it’s painted as the next coming of The Hunger Games, an extremely exciting juggernaut that will inspire all the popular 2014 Halloween costumes and net hundreds of millions in profits. |
Kelly West
2014-04-11
