Divergent director neil burger has an advanced copy of. After obtaining a fine arts degree from yale university. Neil burger talks divergent, changes from the book, casting, deleted scenes, his favorite films, shooting digitally, comiccon, and much more. But tris will never fit into any one groupshe is divergent, and what makes her different makes her dangerous. Insurgent, but after burger dropped out of the film. The maze runner movie in theatres september 19, 2014 based on the first book of. This can either be flippin awesome or ruin the book for me. Divergent director neil burger discusses the fall of the. What is divergent, and why it may be the next hunger games plus. Divergent director neil burger explains why he wont.
Divergent director neil burger has an advanced copy of allegiant. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and will never fit into any one group. Neil norman burger was born in 1963 in connecticut. Theo james, shailene woodley and director neil burger at the divergent madrid premiere in 2014 fotonoticias. Neil burger, director of the first release series adaptation divergent, has recognized that is inevitable to compare this movie with the hungers games series film, because its kind of an. Neil burger starring shailene woodley, theo james, ashely judd. Divergent was adapted from the novel with the similar name. The divergent series did go from book to film quickly and all power to those. Divergent the director of the first divergent movie, neil burger, is speaking about what happened to the. Neil burger talks about divergent, why he didnt direct insurgent, possibly returning for allegiant, hunger games comparisons, deleted scenes, and more. Neil burger contact information name, email address, phone number. Pretty sure that every time i read a book soon afterwards a movie comes out. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late.
Divergent by neil burger neil burger, shailene woodley. Neil burger talks divergent, changes from the book, casting, deleted scenes, his favorite films, shooting digitally, comiccon, and much more by steve frosty weintraub march 24, 2014 share tweet. It is the sequel to the 2014 film divergent and the second installment in the divergent series, produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian and douglas wick, with a. According to neil, lionsgate is wishing they didnt split the last book into two movies. Neil norman burger is an american film director who has filmed the pseudodocumentary interview with the assassin 2002, the period drama the illusionist, and the 2011 thriller limitless. Neil burger doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Another divergent alum is displeased by the news that lionsgate is planning the final divergent film as a tv project the fourth pic was initially dated for theatrical release on june 9, 2017. Divergent is not the hunger games, says director neil. Neil burger talks being a divergent director trailer the narrative, not surprisingly, was the most daunting aspect, given the complexity of the world and the juggling of. Divergent is a thrilling actionadventure set in a future world where society has been divided into five distinct factions. Neil burgers divergent is a 2014 american scifi movie based on the novel by veronica roth, and takes place in a world divided into factions based on human virtues.
Neil burger talks divergent, not directing insurgent. Buy divergent directed by neil burger online at alibris. But as amazing as neil is he still cannot be in two places at once and thus needs to finish post production on divergent while we gear up to start production on insurgent. He is a producer and director, known for divergent 2014, the illusionist 2006 and the upside 2017.
He is known for the fakedocumentary interview with the assassin 2002, the period drama the illusionist 2006, limitless 2011, and the scifi action film divergent 2014, based on the dystopian novel of the same name by veronica roth. Insurgent also known simply as insurgent is a 2015 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by robert schwentke, based on insurgent, the second book in the divergent trilogy by veronica roth. Neil burger contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Akiva goldsmans selection for insurgent 2015 answers the question of who will write the.
Divergent director neil burger on train jumping and the. He has been married to diana kellogg since june 30, 1997. Neil burger talks divergent, changes from the book. Divergent by kate egan, 2014, katherine tegen booksharpercollins publishers edition, in english 1st ed. Quote the divergent series i dont know if this is in any of the books or movies, but i dont care spoken like a true divergent being different isnt. The book spent a lot of ink exploring the romance between tris and four. Imagefind images and videos about book, divergent and tris prior on we heart it the app to get lost in what you love. Neil burger booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Neil burgers film adaptation faithfully reproduces the same effect. Divergent directed by neil burger available on bluray.
Director neil burgers big screen take on veronica roths story does diverge in some ways, but often attempts to keep the integral portions of the novel intact, changing details and dialogue. Theo james has been cast as tobias four eaton in neil burgers limitless big screen adaptation of veronica roths bestselling novel. In a world divided into factions based on personality types, tris learns that shes been classified as divergent and wont fit in. Divergent director neil burger explains why he wont return for the sequel. Divergent was obviously greenlit in order to ride the coattails of the phenomenally successful adaptations of the hunger games novels. Divergent director neil burger on train jumping and the power of shailene woodley. The movie takes place in chicago, in a future in which the war has supposedly made the vast majority of the country unlivable. Neil norman burger is an american film and television director, writer, and producer. Evan daugherty and vanessa taylor wrote the screenplay for divergent. During the time that neil burger was originally going to direct the sequel, brian duffield was recruited to write the screenplay for the divergent series. Snow white and the huntsman screenwriter evan daugherty and hope springs screenwriter vanessa taylor cowrote the screenplay for divergent. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by neil burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by veronica roth.
Neil burger talks being a divergent director trailer. Neil burgers bigscreen version of the first book in veronica roths bestselling trilogy comes up short when compared to the adventures of katniss everdeen, but that doesnt mean its a failure. Director neil burger knows that you thought his take on divergent would be a lot like the hunger games, and he worked doggedly in order to change your mind. Neil burger is a rock star and he is doing a fantastic job on divergent.
Divergent director neil burger on franchises planned tv project. Neil burger celebrity profile check out the latest neil burger photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Divergent is a great film based upon the book written by veronica roth and although it doesnt stick rigidly to the plot and there are adjustments to the scenery as described in the book, such as the ravine, it is still very good as the actors are great at bringing the main characters to life including triss and four and the plot is still as. The film is the first installment in the divergent series and was produced by lucy fisher, pouya shahbazian, and douglas wick, with a screenplay by evan daugherty and vanessa taylor. Neil burger limitless is in early talks to direct divergent, the film adaptation of the popular ya dystopian novel by veronica roth. The best divergent moment you wont see in the film mtv. Neil burger isnt the first oneanddone franchise director. The bestselling first book in yet another dystopic young adult series, veronica roths divergent is engrossing enough to devour overnight, and flimsy enough to forget by morning light. Divergent director on franchises finale heading to tv. Add divergent director neil burger to the list of cast and crew that are disappointed to hear that the.
Hear from divergent author veronica roth and the rest of the cast about the book. Facts about divergent will tell the readers about the notable american science fiction released in 2014. Divergent is directed by neil burger, who touched on scifi with his last film, the mindenhancement thriller limitless, but dives fullon into the genre with this one. Discover what inspired veronica roths book divergent, and follow its journey from national bestseller to a spectacular actionpacked film that simmers with tension. Neil burger was born in 1963 in greenwich, connecticut, usa.