THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT new trailer & poster – “Dark times call for extreme measures.”

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT new trailer & poster – “Dark times call for extreme measures.”
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DIVERGENT was a pretty successful Young Adult franchise starter film for Lionsgate, and pretty much propelled Shailene Woodley into that level of superstar status TWILIGHT did for Kristen Stewart and THE HUNGER GAMES did for Jennifer Lawrence. It did so well the sequel was pretty much decided on after opening day. Following the books of Veronica Roth, the next story is INSURGENT, though Lionsgate decided to follow in the tradition of both TWILIGHT and THE HUNGER GAMES by keeping the first film title as a pre-title to the second film’s label, calling this one THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT. In a way I wish they didn’t do that, as the Roth books had great stand alone titles, but Hollywood thinks they know best with this stuff. The second big screen outing finds Tris (Woodley) and Four (Theo James) picking up where the events of DIVERGENT left off. Robert Schwentke (RED) takes over as director – Neil Burger did the first movie. The rest of the cast includes Ansel Elgort, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Rosa Salazar, Suki Waterhouse, Daniel Dae Kim, Emjay Anthony, and Keiynan Lonsdale. The second teaser trailer isn’t as ambiguous as the first one, and actually looks pretty exciting and intense. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first film, but the world it sets up seems interesting enough. This sequel may help change my mind a bit. One of the biggest talked-about aspects here is Woodley’s new cropped hairdo, though I’m sure that could be explained in the film, perhaps just as a way to make her look different and avoid capture. Take a look and tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT hits theaters in 2D, RealD, and Digital 3D on March 20, 2015

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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.