14 DAY TRIAL // Following the success of the first “Divergent” movie at the box office, the studio has just announced that it plans to start filming on a sequel as soon as possible, in order to have it ready for theaters by March 20, 2015.
According to MTV, the movie is going to be directed by Robert Schwentke, who's also done the movie “R.I.P.D.” He will be taking over from Neil Burger and the film will be based on a script written by Brian Duffield and Akiva Goldsman.
“Insurgent” will start filming in May of this year and it will see Shailene Woodley reprise the title role in this young adult book adaptation. There is a third part scheduled to be released, called “Allegiant,” that is going to turn the franchise into a trilogy. The third part is slated to be released in March 2016.
After pocketing nearly $5 million (€3.6 million) at the box office already, experts in the industry believe “Insurgent” has a very good shot to finish the weekend with a $60 million (€43.5 million) box office take, which would make it the year's second successful weekend debut, after “The LEGO Movie.”
Jon Feltheimer, CEO for the studio, confirmed the news of the sequel. “We’re confident that Divergent is on its way to becoming another important franchise for us, and we have just greenlit the second film, Insurgent.”