Divergent author Veronica Roth has been speaking about how the one-time blockbuster adaptation of her series of books never had an ending. Released amongst a flurry of big-budget YA adaptations, the Divergent franchise was one of the few to hang onto The Hunger Games coattails when it was released in 2014. Set in a future […]
Divergent author Veronica Roth’s Chosen Ones in development as feature film
THR is reporting that Erik Feig’s Picturestart has snapped up the rights to Chosen Ones, the upcoming novel from Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent book series. Described as Roth’s first adult novel, Chosen Ones takes place in a Chicago where magic is real, and follows “Sloane Andrews, one of the “Famous Five,” then-teens who […]
Final Divergent film Ascendant heads to Starz as TV series
Though the Divergent film series came to an abrupt halt after last year’s Allegiant, the third film in the franchise, Lionsgate remains committed to finishing the franchise off. Deadline has reported that Ascendant, what was to be the final film in the series, is heading over to their recently acquired Starz as a TV series. The Divergent Series is […]
Fox options Divergent author Veronica Roth’s short story Inertia for feature adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Fox 2000 has optioned the rights to Inertia, a short story from Divergent author Veronica Roth, which is being adapted as a feature film by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill, the production company behind YA adaptations The Twilight Saga, The Maze Runner and The Fault in Our Stars. […]