“Insurgent” director to helm “Allegiant Part 1” YA franchise final partDecember 8, 2014 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Divergent” sequel “Insurgent” director Robert Schwentke will return to helm at least the first part of the YA franchise's two-part final installment, “Allegiant Part 1,” TheWrap said. It's a sign of confidence in Schwentke, who is currently in post-production on “Insurgent,” set to be released on March 20, 2015. Cast members including Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet are returning, while newcomers to the franchise include Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts. Woodley plays Tris Prior, a teenager living in a futuristic dystopian Chicago who discovers she's “divergent” — someone who doesn't fit into any one of her society's rigidly segregated factions, which are all based on character traits. Noah Oppenheim, who also scripted YA adaptation “The Maze Runner,” is adapting the first part of “Allegiant,” which, like predecessors “Harry Potter,” “Hunger Games” and “Twilight,” is being split into two films. After a $54 million domestic opening weekend, the “Divergent” film made $150 million in the U.S. and $139 million worldwide. “Allegiant Part 1” will be released on March 18, 2016, with “Part 2” hitting a year later. The news was first reported by Variety. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |