The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

Just before Fall TV premieres, we often get a bunch of DVD and Blu-ray releases for TV dramas and comedies. As such, it’s not surprising that there are a ton of TV releases coming out this month.

In fact, since the movie differs so wildly from the source material, it often feels like a different project, even if the overarching goals and plots are similar. Following are the eleven biggest changes I noticed in my screening of Insurgent.

Another light week for movies with two pretty rough flicks hitting the screen. These are the post Oscar, pre-Spring doldrums that leave a great deal to be desired. This week will do little do shake the dust off. We’ve got Penn going hitman and Woodley getting Divergent.

At the end of Divergent, we saw Tris (Shailene Woodley) on the run with Four (Theo James), her brother (Ansel Elgort) and that douchebag of a Dauntless warrior Peter (Miles Teller).

Ahead of Sunday's big game, the new Insurgent Super Bowl trailer has dropped online, featuring the return of Shailene Woodley as Portia De Rossi. No, we're just kidding, but you can't help make the comparison given her new haircut.

Dust off your library card, and clear your schedule. If you're going to the movies for most of 2015, you've got some reading to do!

In order to keep you from losing your minds, jumping all around the internet looking for the various Super Bowl trailers, we have put together a nice, organized piece where you can watch all of the footage as it comes in, and then later all in one place. Read on to see what we have so far!

As promised, the full trailer for the Divergent sequel, Insurgent has arrived, and it's overflowing with action. Check it out...

It feels like it was just yesterday that Divergent was setting up shop as the young adult movie franchise to beat in the first half of the year, but in truth we are now closer to the release of its sequel than we are to the original. What's more, today we have both our first look at the movie as well as news that the debut trailer will be arriving online this Friday.

When last we saw Tris (Shailene Woodley) at the end of the smash-hit Divergent, she was leading a band of survivors out of the ruins they once occupied and into the dystopian ruins outside of Chicago. Her adventure will continue next March in Insurgent, and the sequel just shared its first-look teaser trailer.

What's the rule about spoilers if the movie is based on a book? That's probably debatable, especially when we consider that most adaptations take some liberties with the source material, which leaves some wiggle room for a possible twist or two. That's apparently not going to be the case with Jai Courtney's Divergent character Eric.

Insurgent, the second book in Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy, introduces a number of new characters to the story. Dauntless-born initiate Uriah and Lynn weren't among them, as they were both technically introduced in Divergent.

While Daniel Dae Kim has made a pretty great career out of small screen work, boasting credits that include roles on Lost, Angel, ER, Star Trek: Enterprise and much more recently, a starring role in Hawaii Five-0, we do see him on the big screen from time to time.

It's time for Naomi Watts to get some of that sweet, sweet franchise money. The Oscar-nominated actress has been so prolific over the last few years that it's easy to lose track of her, melting in and out of the backgrounds of movies with both high and low profiles. Now Naomi Watts is ready to join a massive franchise in a show-stopping role; you're not gonna miss her this time.

Insurgent has officially begun production. We've known since before the feature adaptation of Veronica Roth's dystopian young adult thriller Divergent hit theaters that Lionsgate was aiming to make a franchise out of the deal and that the second book in the trilogy, Insurgent, would be brought to theaters March 20, 2015.\

It's a big day for Octavia Spencer. Not only is she among the stars of one of the new dramas on Fox's recently announced 2014-2015 lineup (Red Band Society), Spencer is also joining the anticipated Divergent sequel, Insurgent. The casting news was announced today, as Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer will play Amity leader Johanna.

The film is set in a dystopian future where society has been split into five factions based on different virtues: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. The story follows a heroine named Beatrice 'Tris' Prior, played by Shailene Woodley, who discovers that she is what's known as Divergent - meaning that she doesn't fit into just one area of society.

The upcoming young adult fiction adaptation Divergent won't be out until March, but already the folks at Summit Entertainment are working hard to set up a future for the franchise. With director Neil Burger not attached to the first planned sequel, titled Insurgent, the hunt is on to find a new filmmaker to head up the project, but before the studio settles on a name their doing a bit of work on the screenplay they have.

Following word that Divergent director Neil Burger would not be returning to direct the planned follow-up to the yet-to-be-released film, Summit has released a statement clarifying the decision for Burger’s exit, first by expressing enthusiasm for Burger’s efforts in directing the adaptation of the first book in Veronica Roth’s dystopian trilogy, and then by explaining that it’s his commitment to the first film that's keeping him from being available for the second one (Insurgent).

I can’t imagine Lionsgate really believes their upcoming Divergent trilogy will reach The Hunger Games' numbers. But they’re definitely ready to live in an optimistic utopia as they have set release dates for both the dystopic sequels Insurgent and Allegiant.

Divergent fans have much to look forward to these days. The feature adaptation of the first novel in Veronica Roth's young adult dystopian trilogy is filming now and set to hit theaters next March. Meanwhile, the third and final book in the trilogy will hit shelves this fall. In fact, the cover for Book 3, titled Allegiant, is set to be unveiled...