Kate Winslet Joins Divergent Cast


Summit Entertainment confirmed today that Kate Winslet will star as Jeanine Matthews in the studio’s futuristic action adventure Divergent, based on the popular young adult novel of the same name by first-time author Veronica Roth. Other confirmed cast members include Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney, ZoĆ« Kravitz, Ansel Elgort and Maggie Q.

Set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Divergent focuses on Tris Prior (Woodley), who’s warned she will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all of the so-called “Divergents,” Tris must find out before it’s too late what makes her and others like her so dangerous. Neil Burger will direct, from a script by Vanessa Taylor, based on an original draft by Evan Daugherty. Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher are producing the project via their Red Wagon Entertainment banner, along with Pouya Shahbazian. Principal photography commences this April in Chicago, and Summit will release the film theatrically on March 21, 2014.