Some upsetting news for fans of Divergent. According to MStars News, neither Shailene Woodley nor Theo James will return for the movie franchise’s planned TV series.
Last year, it was reported the film franchise would wrap up its final installment, Ascendant, as a possible TV movie or show. Based on the book series by Veronica Roth, Divergent stars Shailene Woodley as Beatrice Prior, a young woman who lives in a dystopian society split into factions. The cast also includes Theo James, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, and Ansel Elgort.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Woodley confirmed she would not be joining the Divergent TV series. Now, TooFab is reporting Theo James will also not be returning for Divergent: Ascendant. What this means for the planned TV project is unclear. No further details have been released.
What do you think? Are you a Divergent fan? Would you watch a TV series without Woodley and James?
Screw this movie if the same actors and actresses arent in the movie then this is a rip off it I’ll just make the movie boring so please don’t leave!!
Fans are actually more concerned about the last installment of the movie before worrying about a TV series. Please make and release the last installment with all existing cast members for our movie collections!
If liongates would have just made the third movie the way the third book was instead of trying to split it and get greedy it would have went better all the way around it would have been a bigger hit and the actors wouldn’t be taking a beating on their reputations right now I don’t think the actors tanked it was the writers and liongates that tanked I will be more careful about the movies I choose to get involved with if the are the ones putting it out. And it’s just wrong how they are doing the actors and… Read more »
NO!!!! I will not be watching a sorry ass TV series on a movie that I’ve invested in movies & three DVDs on. I’ve been anxiously awaiting for the fourth installment, the final one with the same characters. So screw Lionsgate!
NO….I will not be watching the final series of Divergent on TV. I’m sure I’m not alone that all across the world many people watch this movie all three of them and have been patiently awaiting the final finale. To now find out that it’s going to be a made for television series is a huge disappointment. I for one will not be watching and I cannot blame the main actors for not coming back. This is an insult not just to the people that put their time and energy into this series but to everyone that watched all of… Read more »
so the final movie has not even been made yet? I thought it had been and they were just going to release it on TV. Now I am so sad.
This was by far one of my favorite series both by book and film and I am EXTREMELY disappointed that the final movie is going straight to tv and furthermore that the two main actors aren’t going to be a part of this movie. You had one movie left to wrap this series up for its fans and you have let us down because you weren’t making a big enough profit. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. Hollywood, you suck!
I was looking forward to the 4th movie after seeing the 3rd. Very disappointed they did not release Ascendant. I was very much shocked and disappointed that Tris dies in the book and was hopping for better ending in the Movie.
No. They MUST DO A MOVIE… I JUST BOUGHT THE SERIES WE FANS DESERVE THE 4TH MOVIE ENDING!!! 🙁 I relate to Tris these movies make me happy. If they don’t finish that will be so sad…
I was looking forward to the 4th movie as was my son who has become a fan. I was willing to watch it as a TV movie if the cast returned. Without the 2 main characters it feels like the series will go incomplete. I left the theatre after the 3rd researching when the 4th would come out and excited because I wanted to see the conclusion. To those who think the actors are being greedy by not choosing to participate in a mini TV series please keep this in mind: Lionsgate is about the bottom dollar, which is why… Read more »
What’s the point in making it a TV series?! Especially if the two main characters are not in it? This is very upsetting. Will not be watching.
I agree with Mandy. If you were not going to do the fourth and final movie then why did you even do the third one? Bunch of lying jack ass traders!
I will be watching. I’m wasn’t a big fan of Woodley in the first place, when i first saw her on the screen at the beginning of divergent i was like, oh no, not the girl from “secret life of an American teenager”, she’s no leading lady and Theo James is forgettable, both easily replaceable. I will say they both did a great job in the film. I would have rather seen Zoe Kravitz in the lead, that may be because I have a crush on her tho. Maybe have her character take over in Tris’s spot. Kill Tris and… Read more »
I couldn’t disagree more, and it looks as though I’m not alone. Your analysis and projection is markedly shallow. You need to scratch the surface a tad deeper at best to make a valid argument. At minimum, you’ve completely overlooked the concepts of personal and professional ethics, and basic economics. And the selfishness and ruination here doesnt lie within the actors. You need to search higher up the Hollywood ladder to find that answer. BTW…Zoe Kravitz is yet to sign on for this fiasco of a project herself. Won’t be at all surprised to see that fall through as well.
I won’t watch it cause it would be totally weird. It would be like watching a whole new series. It would be useless.
Honestly, I wont be watching it no matter how it comes out. I love the books way more than anything and to see what they did with Allegiant. I understand people interpret things differently and i respect that but what they made was so far off, i couldnt finish it. They ruined one of my favorite book series and i dont blame Shailene and Theo for not doing it. Lionsgate is only turning it into a tv movie because the ratings and boxoffice was terrible…WHY DO YOU THINK!!
I’m in love with Theo James and if he doesn’t do the last film it will be really upsetting. We know four as Theo and Tris as shailene and they can never be replaced.