Check out the first trailer and featurette for DIVERGENT starring Shailene Woodley

Check out the first trailer and featurette for DIVERGENT starring Shailene Woodley

Young Adult novels becoming films a la HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, THE HUNGER GAMES and, most recently, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES is nothing new.  As studios jump on to these properties, much like they have with the superhero craze, each one hopes that it can draw in viewers with enough gusto that a franchise can be born because keep in mind, franchises are where the money is.  Don’t believe me?  Look at 2015 which is shaping up to be one of the biggest years in cinematic history.  Most of the releases for that year which are making people believe that it will be the end all to box office take are sequels or spin-offs to existing movies / franchises:  THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, TED 2, THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, TERMINATOR, INDEPENDANCE DAY 2, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, THE SMURFS 3, SUPERMAN / BATMAN, FINDING DORY, BOND 24, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 4, KUNG-FU PANDA 3 and STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.  Money is not in the single film these days, but rather the franchise.  

Summit Entertainment (TWILIGHT) seems to have faith in DIVERGENT becoming a franchise as they have already signed star Shailene Woodley (THE DESCENDANTS) to a multi-picture deal (a deal that many say was the actual reason she was removed from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 where she had been cast, and even filmed some scenes, as Mary Jane Watson).

Only time will tell if this one will become the next HUNGER GAMES or TWILIGHT franchise or if it will flounder at the box office like the recently released Lily Collins starring THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES.  Take a look at some of the released images as well as the trailer and featurette below and give us yours thoughts?  Next big franchise or dead on arrival?

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 So check out the trailer and the featurette below and let us know what you think in the comments below.

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DIVERGENT is directed by Neil Burger and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, Maggie Q, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Zoé Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Ben Lamb, Christian Madsen, Amy Newbold, Ashley Judd and Tony Goldwyn.

SYNOPSIS: “Divergent” is a thrilling adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. Tris Prior (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.

DIVERGENT is set to hit 2D and IMAX theaters on March 21, 2014.

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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference.