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Don’t Look Down Now, Kids! It’s a New Pic from Neil Burger’s Divergent

Don’t Look Down Now, Kids! It’s a New Pic from Neil Burger’s Divergent

Nix May 15, 2013

Apparently this new pic from Neil Burger’s “Divergent” (based on the young adult novel by Veronica Roth) finds the film’s star Shailene Woodley beginning her character Tris’ initiation into the Dauntless faction. I have...

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YA Franchises Mortal Instruments and Divergent Already Have Sequels in the Works

YA Franchises Mortal Instruments and Divergent Already Have Sequels in the Works

Nix May 9, 2013

The folks behind the upcoming adaptations of Young Adult novels “Divergent” and “The Mortal Instruments” are so sure their movies are going to launch the “Twilight”-esque franchise they want so badly, they’ve already begun...

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Shailene Woodley vs. Sharp Things in First Image from Divergent

Shailene Woodley vs. Sharp Things in First Image from Divergent

Nix April 24, 2013

Tired of all these movies based on Young Adult novels yet? If not, then you’re in luck, because there are a few hundred or so more of these things coming down the pipe. One...

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Divergent (2014) Movie Preview, Images, and Videos

Divergent (2014) Movie Preview, Images, and Videos

Nix March 24, 2013

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Theo James, Maggie Q, Zoë Kravitz, Tony Goldwyn, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Christian Madsen, Ben Lamb Directed by: Neil...

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Kate Winslet Officially Joins Divergent

Kate Winslet Officially Joins Divergent

Nix March 22, 2013

Originally rumored to be joining the cast of the Neil Burger sci-fi teen fantasy, it looks like Winslet’s casting is now official, Summit Entertainment announced today. She will play “Jeanine Matthews” in the movie,...

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Theo James Signs up for Divergent

Theo James Signs up for Divergent

Nix March 15, 2013

Theo James, who can currently be seen playing copper on CBS’ “Golden Boy” (a pretty good show if you haven’t seen it, though I have a sneaking suspicion it might not last past its...

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Casting: Michael Fassbender Out of Jane, 3 for Divergent, and David Strathairn in Godzilla

Casting: Michael Fassbender Out of Jane, 3 for Divergent, and David Strathairn in Godzilla

Nix March 11, 2013

Looks like Michael Fassbender doesn’t feel like strapping on the cowboy boots and six-guns after all. The actor has officially left the cast of Natalie Portman’s “Jane Got a Gun”, in which he was...

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Kate Winslet is Getting Divergent

Kate Winslet is Getting Divergent

Nix January 24, 2013

Kate Winslet is currently “in talks” to join “Divergent” for Summit Entertainment, who is hoping to jump-start a whole new trilogy of films that could, presumably, take the place of “Twilight” and latch onto...

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Shailene Woodley in Talks for the Lead in Hunger Games-esque Divergent

Shailene Woodley in Talks for the Lead in Hunger Games-esque Divergent

Nix October 18, 2012

Shailene Woodley is a wanted lady. With her TV show “The Secret Life of an American Teenager” coming to a close, she’s already landed critically acclaim roles with George Clooney in “The Descendants”, and...

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Limitless’s Neil Burger to Direct Divergent Instead of Chasing Drake’s Fortune

Limitless’s Neil Burger to Direct Divergent Instead of Chasing Drake’s Fortune

Nix August 23, 2012

Neil Burger is a wanted man. After helming the surprise hit “Limitless”, the director has been attached to a couple of films in 2011 (the live-action adaptation of the videogame “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” and...

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Another Day, Another YA Fantasy Novel Gets Optioned

Another Day, Another YA Fantasy Novel Gets Optioned

Nix June 9, 2011

Like the comic book gold rush of a few years ago, when it seems that every two-bit producer was running around Hollywood snatching up movie rights to every comic book in existence and proudly...

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