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Aussie dancer is the 'Insurgent' star fans have been waiting for
When Keiynan Lonsdale landed a coveted role in “Insurgent,” the second film in the “Divergent” series, he was ecstatic. Then he went online to research his part and discovered that...
Even Shailene Woodley can’t save insufferable ‘Insurgent’
You know you’re in for a long haul when Kate Winslet’s clipboard-wielding Jeanine, leader of the Erudite faction, comes off less like a Hillary Clinton than a weary Applebee’s supervisor...
Shailene Woodley is back in action in 'Insurgent'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suZcGoRLXkU The next chapter of Tris’ destiny is about to unfold. The first full-length trailer for “Insurgent” hit the Web on Friday, giving “Divergent” fans more than a 60-second glimpse...
First look at 'Divergent' sequel 'Insurgent'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ql1T41Jw5U If you thought “Mockingjay” was going to be the darkest dystopian flick to hit the big screen, think again. The teaser trailer for “Insurgent” dropped Wednesday — and there’s only one...
‘Insurgent’ reveals 3-D character posters
Tris and Four are coming for you — at least, that’s how it appears in newly released 3-D posters for the upcoming “Divergent” sequel, “Insurgent.” Starring Shailene Woodley and Theo...
TNT gets 'Hunger Games' and 'Divergent' franchises
‘The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” movie franchises are coming to TNT. The cable network has acquired the TV rights to the young adult blockbusters with the first “Hunger Games” film...
How does the future look in this year’s dystopian dramas?
The future is now — or at least you’d think so, given some of this year’s biggest movies. This Friday’s “The Giver” continues the trend of Hollywood imagining the future,...
News Corp’s Q3 results top Wall Street expectations
News Corp’s adjusted third-quarter profits exceeded expectations, and its shares rose 2.1 percent in extended trading. Excluding items, adjusted earnings in the period were $66 million, or 11 cents a...
8 movie heroines who saved their dudes in distress
Hollywood loves a good damsel in distress, waiting for the prince to come save her from certain death. But the new action thriller “In the Blood,” in theaters Friday, flips...
Rising star Ansel Elgort already carving a path to fame
Ansel Elgort was at the Austin airport in December when he got his first taste of stardom. “Someone recognized me and it caused a big scene and they started crying...
Get ready for 'Divergent' with these 5 tunes
The latest young-adult book-to-big-screen franchise, “Divergent,” opens this weekend, and it’s expected to be a big one, maybe even opening as high as $70 million. While we’ve still got a...
Clunky 'Divergent' doesn't live up to hype
Despite its hype as the next big female-driven franchise after “The Hunger Games’’ — with an opening of as much as $70 million forecasted — “Divergent’’ is a clumsy, humorless...
'Divergent' delivers crazy stunts in a new kind of action film
One pivotal stunt in the new franchise-starter “Divergent” involves a group of actors running alongside and jumping onto a train speeding by at 30 mph. When they arrive at their...
Behind the epic tattoos of 'Divergent'
While the citizens of the Dauntless faction in “Divergent” love a good death-defying leap, they’re equally passionate about something a little more benign: tattoos. And these aren’t just any tattoos....
'Divergent' breakout star is your new favorite heartthrob
Shailene Woodley has just sky-rocketed Theo James’ chances of being chased by the paparazzi. In an interview last week, the actress admitted that her 29-year-old co-star is a “great kisser.”...
Will 'Tearling' be the next 'Harry Potter'?
Now that “Harry Potter,” “The Hunger Games,” the “Divergent” series and “Twilight” have all ended — and “Game of Thrones” arrives at a snail’s pace — the book world’s main...
News Corp. posts solid fourth-quarter earnings
News Corp. beat analysts’ expectations in its fiscal second quarter, reporting slightly better-than-forecast revenue of $2.24 billion, a 4 percent decrease from the prior-year second period. Adjusted earnings per share...
10 books to read before their movies hit the silver screen
This weekend sees the release of two major theatrical adaptations of popular books — “Vampire Academy,” based on the best-selling young-adult series by Richelle Mead, and “The Monuments Men,” derived...
‘Divergent’ trailer whets our appetite for dystopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTe1YQeIJyc The second trailer for “Divergent” — a k a the next “Hunger Games” — is just out, and full of tantalizing new details from this adaptation of Veronica Roth’s...
Shailene Woodley stars in first thrilling 'Divergent' trailer
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” isn’t the only dystopian action adventure movie fans have to look forward to, there’s also the latest YA phenomenon to make the leap to the big...