Tony Goldwyn Cast as Tris' Father Andrew Prior in Divergent Movie

According to our friends at Hypable, Tony Goldwyn will play Andrew Prior, Tris' father in the upcoming movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel "Divergent." Previously, it has been reported that Aaron Eckhart will play Andrew but that rumor mill is shut. The Priors are now complete - we got Tris (Shailene Woodley), Caleb (Ansel Elgort), Natalie (Ashley Judd), and Andrew (Tony Goldwyn).

Tony Goldwyn

Goldwyn played President Fitzgerald Grant in the TV program "Scandal" in ABC.

Filming for Divergent has already started last week and cast are seen hanging out.

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Amy Newbold as Molly in Divergent

If you can see the IMDB page of Divergent, Amy Newbold is listed as the actress to play Molly, one of the Dauntless initiate. She has also been mentioned in many entertainment sites as Molly including Yahoo Movies and Dalls News.

UPDATE: Veronica Roth (author) has confirmed that fellow Chicago native Amy Newbold will play Molly in Divergent.

Amy Newbold to play Molly

So, what do you think of Amy Newbold as Molly?

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Divergent Casting News: Max and Marcus Are Found

In a recent report from Inside Movies (Entertainment Weekly), Dauntless leader Max will be portrayed by Mekhi Phifer (ER, 8 Mile) and they also confirmed that Ray Stevenson (Thor, Rome)  will play Marcus, a representative from the Abnegation faction. SPOILER: Marcus will have a very important role in Four's life. If you have read the book then you already knew what I'm talking about.

The report also mentioned that filming for Divergent in Chicago is already happening. 

Mekhi Phifer will play Max

Ray Stevenson will play Marcus

NOTE: The report from LA Times about Ray Stevenson playing Andrew was not true after all. They must have mixed it up.Still we don't know if Aaron Eckhart will be part of Divergent. Rumor has it that he will probably play Andrew, Tris' father.

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Divergent Casting News: Will, Edward, and Al

We now have actors to play the role of Dauntless initiates Will, Edward, and Al. According to the recent report from Entertainment Weekly (EW), Ben Lloyd-Hughes will play Will; the role of Edward was given to Ben Lamb; and Christian Madsen will play Al in the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's best selling novel "Divergent." 

Ben Lamb will play Edward

Ben Lloyd-Hughes will be Will

Christian Madsen will be Al

So what do you think of the casting news so far?

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Kate Winslet is Indeed Jeanine Matthews in Divergent (Official & Confirmed)

People from Summit has confirmed few weeks ago that Kate Winslet is on board for the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's book Divergent, however, the role was not stated. A lot have speculated that she might get the part of Jeanine while others think she could play Tris' mother. Now, to shut the rumor mill and guesses, Veronica Roth confirmed on her blog that she will play Jeanine Matthews, the leader of the faction Erudite. She will make Tris' life miserable, really!

Kate Winslet

So what do you think of Kate Winslet as Jeanine? For me, when I first heard about having Kate Winslet on the Divergent, I automatically pictured her as Jeanine. There's something intimidating about her. I saw her in Titanic and she's doing great. I know she totally pull it off.

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Romeo Miller Auditioned for a Divergent Role

Romeo Miller, a.k.a the rapper Lil Romeo, has tweeted recently that he will be meeting with the people behind the movie adaptation of "Divergent," based on the novel by Veronica Roth.

After his tweets, a lot of Divergent fans are considering him for the role of Uriah, a Dauntless initiate and will become a good friend of Tris in the story. Physically, he fits for Uriah. What do you think of Romeo as Uriah?

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Kate WInslet in Talks for a Divergent Movie Role

According to Variety, Kate Winslet is in talks for a role in the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel entitled "Divergent." The role has not been identified.

NOTE: This is purely a rumor and is not official. I guess we'll find that out if she's really cast in the movie.  The only official cast is Shailene Woodley, who will play the female lead Tris.

Divergent will be released on March 21, 2014 and will be directed by Neil Burger from the script penned by Evan Daugherty. 

What's your thoughts about this rumor? I am guessing Kate Winslet might play Jeanine.

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Luke Kleintank Auditioned as Caleb in Divergent

Bones and Gossip Girl actor Luke Kleintank has tweeted that he auditioned for the role of Caleb in Divergent. Caleb is Tris' brother who is also a faction transfer like Tris. He transferred from Abnegation to Erudite. 

Luke Kleintank

NOTE: As of the moment, there's no official actor yet for Caleb. Shailene  Woodley is the only actress who is attached to Divergent. Visit this site again to learn the latest news about the movie adaptation of Divergent.

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Actors Who Are Considered to Play Four in Divergent Movie

Deadline has reported that there are four potential actors who are vying for the role of Four or Tobias Eaton in the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel entitled "Divergent." No, Alexander Ludwig is not one of them. You should bear this in mind that this is all rumors and not official. Anyway, Deadline says that the actors who are rumored to play Four include Lucas Till, Luke Bracey, Jack Reynor, and Brenton Thwaites. Accordingly, these four actors have had their chemistry reading with Shailene Woodley, who will play Tris, last November 14, 2012. 

Lucas Till might be the most recognized among the four because of his involvement in quite popular films like the X-men: First Class as Havoc. Other than that, Lucas might be a familiar face in different fandoms, particularly The Hunger Games (THG) and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (TMI: COB). It was reported before that Lucas had auditioned for the role of Peeta Mellark in THG and Jace Wayland in TMI: COB but he wasn't able to get any of those career-rising roles. Would this be Lucas' time to burst up his career? 

Lucas Till

On the other hand, Australian actor Luke Bracey was in Monte Carlo with Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, and Kate Cassidy. He was also part of the Australian soap opera Home and Away.

Luke Bracey

Jack Reynor was in What Richard Did while Brenton Thwaites is pretty much known in Australia as Luke Gallagher in the Fox8 teen drama series, SLiDE, and Stu Henderson in the soap opera Home and Away.

Jack Reynor

Brenton Thwaites

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Colton Haynes of Teen Wolf Rumored to Play Four in Divergent

Colton Haynes, who plays Jackson in the TV series "Teen Wolf" has recently followed Divergent author Veronica Roth while tweeting about a very great news to share - which make fans think that he might be part of the film adaptation of the novel. It has already reported that Colton will not return for the third season of Teen Wolf. Why? Read it here. Hmmmm.

What do you think of Colton Haynes as Four in Divergent? A lot of fans are already making their own graphics making Colton as their Four. Look at the fan art below:

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Divergent Movie Casting Calls and Auditions

According to acting-auditions.org, casting calls and auditions for the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel Divergent is on its way. Divergent will be directed by Neil Burger and will released on March 21, 2014. It will be distributed by Summit Entertainment, a subsidiary of Lionsgate that also brought the Twilight Saga films. As with the official casting, it has been reported that Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) is in final negotiations for playing the part of main protagonist Tris Prior.

If you are interested, please visit their site at http://www.acting-auditions.org/2012/10/casting-calls-and-auditions-for.html.

Note: This is not official.

UPDATE: You can visit this Facebook page for Divergent Extras Casting. Extras for the movie are handled by Atmosphere Casting of Chicago.

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Hunger Games' Alexander Ludwig Interested to Play Four in Divergent - He Had a Meeting with the Producer

Alexander Ludwig, the Canadian actor who played Cato in "The Hunger Games," has recently tweeted that he had a meeting with producer Douglas Wick for the role of Four (Tobias Eaton) in the film adaptation of Divergent, a novel by Veronica Roth.

Here is Alexander Ludwig's tweet (October 21, 2012):

According to Nextmovie.com, Alexander might have a chance to get the part because his father Harald Horst Ludwig is a co-chair for Lionsgate's board of directors. Divergent will be released by Summit Entertaintment, the same company which also released the Twilight Saga films. Summit was recently acquired by Lionsgate. 

My thoughts?

I think it would be biased for other actors if Alex will be chosen to play Four because of family ties. Alex is a good actor and I hope the casting people will not based an actor's ability to play the character because of family influence. Please bring justice to the casting process of Divergent. I will be happy (and I'm sure the rest of the fandom will) if Alexander will be chosen to play Four because the casting people see something in him, something that makes him our Four, not because he's the son of a co-chairman of Lionsgate's BOD!

In case you don't know, Alexander Ludwig has auditioned for the role of Peeta (Katniss' main love interest) in Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" but he eventually got the role of Cato, one of the the antagonists in the story. So maybe, family ties won't interfere in the casting process. I hope not!

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Shailene Woodley in Final Negotiations to Play Tris in Divergent Movie

A lot of entertainment portals have reported that Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) is rumored to play Tris for the much anticipated film adaption of Veronica Roth's dystopian novel Divergent. Though we didn't have any press release from Summit Entertainment (a subsidiary of Lionsgate) about the official casting yet, Veronica Roth has confirmed on her blog that Shailene Woodley is in her final negotiations to play Beatrice "Tris" Prior in Divergent movie. Read more below to find out more about her message:

This leads me into our next piece of news: Shailene Woodley is in final negotiations to play Tris!

From the moment I heard that she was being considered, I have been nothing but enthusiastic.  My priority has always been, first and foremost, that the role of Tris be well-acted, and Shailene has proven how talented she is, as anyone who has seen The Descendants can attest. And physically, what's most important to me, far and away more important than other aspects of her appearance, is that Tris does not look like an action hero-- she looks like a slight person with youthful, delicate features, someone who shocks you with how strong and capable she becomes. To me, that is exactly the look Shailene has, exactly the look I've always had in my mind. From what I've seen, I'm confident she will be able to capture Tris's particular mixture of vulnerability and strength, and that surprising moment when a seemingly unremarkable girl from Abnegation transforms into a powerful yet flawed young woman.

You can read the rest of the post here. Veronica Roth also talked about her confidence on Neil Burger, who will direct the film adaptation of Divergent.

Shailene Woodley in final negotiations to play Tris

So what do you think of Shailene playing Tris in Divergent? 

I think Shailene has the acting chops and I believe that she will be able to play Tris very well. Haters gonna hate and it's pretty normal to have all sorts of negativity when a book is adapted into film because we always have our own Tris in mind. Believe me, I know you have also considered yourself or has pictured yourself as Tris. What's important is that the actress must be able to bring out the character to life - not about her physique or she's too pretty or too frail to handle the action scenes and all that stuff. If Veronica is confident enough that her own story (the world she created and shared to us) is in good hands, let's just support her and be proud that it will be adapted to films. Film makers or casting people do not just pick out someone to play the part if they know that she/he is not capable enough to handle it. Look people, same thing happened when Jennifer Lawrence was chosen to play Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games." At first a lot of people were against the casting because she's blonde, too pretty and too healthy to play the part. And you know what? She turned out to be the great Katniss you could ever imagine. By the way, in case you haven't heard, Shailene Woodley was among the actresses who were considered to play Katniss before Lionsgate decided that Jennifer Lawrence was their heroine.

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