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With an already fervent fan base and solid cast, DIVERGENT looks to be another solid smash for Summit Entertainment when it hits screens in March. As with TWILIGHT and THE HUNGER GAMES, DIVERGENT is adapted from a Young Adult book series from author Veronica Roth, where a future society is divided into classes, or “factions,” based on a test you take on your sixteenth birthday. When you don’t fall neatly into one of those classes, as Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley, who was phenomenal in THE DESCENDANTS and THE SPECTACULAR NOW) finds out, the establishment (personified by Kate Winslet) freaks out.
The highly-anticipated final trailer is out – see for yourself and tell us in the comments below if this one is on your radar. Some are already drawing a lot of comparisons the Stephenie Meyer’s THE HOST movie adaptation, which was released early last year and did not do well. But this is a Neil Burger joint, which gives us more hope for unsuspected greatness. In addition to Woodley, DIVERGENT stars Miles Teller, Kate Winslet, Ansel Elgort, Theo James, Jai Courtney, Zoë Kravitz, Ray Stevenson, Maggie Q, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Christian Madsen, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, and Casimere Jollette.
Here’s the description from Summit:
In a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Tris Prior 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.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
