[warning: the following story contains spoilers for the divergent series: allegiant.]
Fans of the Divergent novels will be in for a treat with the next installment in the film adaptations, Allegiant. The film, which hits theaters March 18, is the third film in the franchise and is based in part on the third book, which has been split into two final films.
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Just as insurgent had some differences between the book and the movie, like the mystery box, allegiant changes plot points in the movie, which could set up a completely different ending for the final, ascending movie.
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In the book and movie, tris (shailene woodley), four (theo james), and their friends discover that their world was part of an experiment involving genetic modification, leaving some people “pure” and others “damaged.” .
David, played by jeff daniels, is the leader of the office of genetic welfare and while it doesn’t take four to realize he’s evil, it takes tris a while to figure it out. in the novel, a memory-wiping serum plays an important role in the story, just as it does in the film. In both the movie and the book, when Tris realizes that David plans to erase his hometown memories using a gaseous version of the memory serum, she springs into action against him.
However, the way the action unfolds is different in the third film. In the film, David gets mother of four Evelyn (Naomi Watts) to diffuse her memory serum, but she has a crisis of conscience. Peter (Milemeter) then gets involved in a way that puts Evelyn in grave danger. (When this scene was shown at the film’s New York City premiere on March 14, there were audible gasps from the audience.)
The ending of the movie is sure to leave fans intrigued as to what will happen in the final movie. (major spoiler ahead for non-book readers).
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at the end of the novel allegiant, tris dies while distributing the memory serum to all members of the department, including david, in an attempt to stop them from further discriminating and abusing “genetically damaged” people. Many fans have expressed a wish for Tris to live in the movies, a change that would be quite controversial.
the changes in the third movie don’t necessarily mean that the fourth movie will result in a completely different ending for tris; however, it does open the door to new plot points and twists that weren’t in the third novel.
“While the book is split in two, we felt we had a great opportunity in this one to tell a very compelling story outside of what has been told in the first two films,” executive producer Todd Lieberman told Hollywood. reporter at the new york premiere.
lieberman and other cast members spoke to thr on the red carpet ahead of Monday night’s screening about how the book compares to the movie and how they think the core of the novels remains despite any changes. . here’s more:
todd lieberman on making a movie out of a complicated novel:
“What was important to us in this film was getting out of the wall, so we felt like we started with a great concept of what’s on the other side of the wall. so once we get over the wall we can create this whole world of what the office is and we’re lucky that jeff daniels plays david who runs the office so we’re creating this whole world, and then we can tell all this story inside the office. Although the book is split in two, we felt we had a great opportunity in this one to tell a very compelling story outside of what has been told in the first two films.”
lieberman on the division of the allegiant novel into two films and where the first ends.
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“The thing about this book is that there was so much material that I feel like for any of these franchises, this one really had a natural breaking point.”
keiynan lonsdale (uriah) on the book and movie:
“I think the core of the book and the heart of the book are always there. it’s going to be something interesting. I haven’t seen the movie so we’ll see what happens. but I know the fans are going to love it. will take some of the best parts of the book and it’s always great to see how they translate to the screen.
Joseph David-Jones (Hollis) on entering the franchise with the third movie and the ending:
“I think it’s always scary when you’ve made a handful of movies because everybody has their cliques and everything. hope everyone is welcome. luckily the cast has been so kind…. i auditioned last year for uriah… but they brought me in for this third movie in the franchise… they put it on hold. So it’s like we’re at a kind of crossroads. so I think a lot of fans will go ‘ahhh!’ but they will want to see the next movie. it definitely stops at a tense moment.”
andy bean (romit) on the ending of the third film and comparisons between the book and the film:
“I’ve read [the books] but I haven’t seen the movie yet, so I don’t know how it’s put together. but I know that when we were doing it, they were sticking to what I know to be the core themes and the core narrative.
“they left [the film] in a way that still matters. there is still tension and much more to be tested.”
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