This story of a post-apocalyptic future has intrigued the whole world. The first three parts were a great success, and the actors of the film “Divergent, Chapter 4” in 2017 were supposed to continue the story about the lives of the last survivors on Earth. However, the cast and crew have undergone major changes. Why did it happen and should the audience expect the release of the film “Divergent, Chapter 4” in 2017 on the screens?
What is this franchise about?
The war ended in the defeat of all mankind. Scorched deserts and barren soil - that's what people left for their few descendants, for whom power meant more than saving the planet. A small community is trying to survive in difficult conditions. People live behind a huge concrete fence in the once-big metropolis of Chicago. Now they are forced to introduce new rules and laws in order to survive. They divided the society into five factions. At the age of 16, every teenager must make a choice. Tests will help them decide.
Young Tris during the test finds out that she is a divergent. Any fraction is suitable for her. But this does not please her - divergents are illegal and should be destroyed upon detection. She manages to hide her essence and join the Fearlessness faction. There she has a hard time, but she falls in love with her mentor named Faure. When her training was over, all the recruits were thrown into battle. The leader of the scholars decided to take power into their own hands with the wrong hands. Thanks to the divergent, Tris manages to stop the slaughter.
In the second part, the heroes try to confront the authorities and arrange a revolution. As a result, it turns out that everyone lived in a hoax. There are other survivors behind the wall and there are a lot of them. And the city was just their experiment. Tris, Faure and their closest friends run away to check if this is true. The divergent is influenced by the leader of another community and betrays his beloved. She learns the truth almost at the last moment, and she manages to stop the destruction of society and friends.
Rumors about the filming, roles and actors of the film "Divergent, Chapter 4"
In 2017, fans of this fantastic story were looking forward to the final part. Recently, more and more reports have appeared that they will not shoot the fourth chapter. How to leave a movie without a finale? Back in 2016, there were reports that the crew would soon begin work in Argentina. However, already at the beginning of 2017, they came to news that production was again stopped. Why were there so many problems with the seemingly popular film? Is it about the cast? Or at a small box office? Let's try to figure it out.
Shailene Woodley - Tris
The main character is the very divergent for which the whole terrible experiment was created. Reviews about the acting of the young and promising Shaileen were mixed. Critics scolded her for her lack of emotions and compared her to Kristen Stewart in the vampire saga. However, for three parts the plot was built around her figure. In February 2017, she announced that she would not be among the actors in the film “Divergent, Chapter 4” in 2017. Shailene flatly refused to star in the series, which began to lose popularity.
The third part raised $ 113 million in the world. With a film cost of 110 million, this is considered an average. Probably, the actress realized that the final part would not add to her popularity, and for the sake of a good fee she did not want to break her career. To shoot the fourth chapter without the main character would be madness. Replace her with another actress - suicide. Therefore, they hastily decided to shoot a television version. This means that you will not have to see the finale in theaters. It will be broadcast on television and will noticeably differ in plot from the previous parts.
Theo James - Fore
Following Shailene, another actor, who was in the lead role, refused to shoot. Permanent companion and lover Tris thought that playing with another actress would be ridiculous and nothing good should be expected from such a picture. After refusing to shoot the two main actors, the film “Divergent, Chapter 4” in 2017 would, of course, expect a complete failure. Spectators would not accept the film even in a television format without the usual characters around whom the plot was built.
In the end, it became known that after the leading actors of the film “Divergent, Chapter 4: Ascendant” in 2017, the director also refused to continue working on the project. Actors, director - what to expect next? Lee Toland Krieger intercepted the baton of Robert Schwentke . He was not afraid of the departure of the main stars. He was ready to take a chance by telling the audience how the story ended. To this end, the director invited to star in the roles of Naomi Watts, Ansel Elgort, Jeff Daniels and others.