Movies: Divergent series will wrap-up with TV movie

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http://variety.com/2016/film/news/divergent-series-ascendant-1201818694/

Negotiations are in the early stages, but instead of having “The Divergent Series: Ascendant†open in theaters next year, the studio wants to wrap up the film series on the small screen, according to an individual with knowledge of the situation. That would then segue into a standalone television series set in the same post-apocalyptic world.

The first two “Divergent†films were box office hits, but the most recent chapter, “Allegiant,†stumbled when it hit theaters last spring. The fourth and final film, “Ascendant,†was originally scheduled to debut in June 2017, when it would have squared off against “World War Z 2†and a reboot of “The Mummy.†The studio initially planned to start shooting this summer in Atlanta, before “Allegiant’s†box office performance caused them to rethink that strategy.

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It’s not clear if stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and others will return for the “Ascendant†television movie. Lee Toland Krieger (“Age of Adalineâ€) had been tapped to direct the film.

Seems like that dystopia-themed, young adult fiction bubble burst pretty quickly.

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[FLYLine27*]

TV Movie? Lame. Sad way to end it.

Not the greatest, but still enjoyable

 

[PeteWorrell]

They got burned by being greedy and overstaying their welcome.In the last movie you could even see the main actors particularly Miles Teller just didn't want to be there anymore and were forced to because of contractual obligations.

 

[HanSolo]

The worst thing I read here is there is a World War Z 2 and a reboot of The Mummy. Ew to both.

 

[sully1410]

The worst thing I read here is there is a World War Z 2 and a reboot of The Mummy. Ew to both.

Mummy was fun.

 

[JS19]

Obligatory "Our BO crashed despite cashing in on Hunger Games success, so we were forced into making a TV movie due to budget reasons" Cliché.