Shailene Woodley is not only set to take on the role of Mary Jane in the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN sequel, but she is also closing a deal to star in the upcoming DIVERGENT movie.
DIVERGENT is based off of the original novel of the same name by Veronica Roth and is the first installment in a trilogy. DIVERGENT is set in the future dystopian city of Chicago, where its population is divided into groups of people with different cultural behaviors, values and religions called “factions.” There are five different factions in the city: Candor (the honest), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful), Dauntless (the brave), and Abnegation (the selfless). The story follows Beatrice Prior, called Tris for short. She was raised in Abnegation, where selflessness is thought of before anything else, although selflessness does not come naturally to Tris. When she is of age, Tris takes an aptitude test to determine which faction she will belong in for good. Although the test is constructed of reality simulations where the actions she takes reveal elements of her personality, she discovers she is able to manipulate the simulation and make decisions not authorized by the algorithms. When she is finished, Tris is told that she does not fit into any of the factions. She is Divergent. She has an equal aptitude for three different factions and this scares her. Tris is told she must never tell anybody she is Divergent, not even her parents.
Shailene Woodley will be playing the lead role of Beatrice Prior in DIVERGENT. Though many rumoured release dates have been swirling, the movie will likely hit theatres in 2015! Yes, it is a long wait, but in the meantime, read the first two books of the trilogy, DIVERGENT and INSURGENT, to find out what will come of Beatrice Prior. If you’re a fan of THE HUNGER GAMES, you’ll love these novels and the third one is set to hit shelves in fall 2013!