THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Shailene Woodley (The Fault in Our Stars), Theo James (The Inbetweeners Movie), Octavia Spencer (The Help), Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher), Ray Stevenson (Thor), Zoë Kravitz (X-Men: First Class), Miles Teller (Whiplash), Ansel Elgort (Men, Women and Children), Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible 3), Naomi Watts (Birdman), Kate Winslet (Titanic), Mekhi Phifer (8 Mile), Ashley Judd (Double Jeopardy), Daniel Dae Kim (Crash), Keiynan Lonsdale (Dance Academy), Suki Waterhouse (Love, Rosie), Rosa Salazar (Epic), Emjay Anthony (Chef), Jonny Weston (Project Almanac)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Robert Schwentke (RED), director; Brian Duffield (film debut), Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend) and Mark Bomback (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), writers; Lucy Fisher (The Great Gatsby), Pouya Shahbazian (Divergent) and Douglas Wick (Gladiator), producers; Joseph Trapanese (The Raid 2), composer; Florian Ballhaus (The Devil Wears Prada), cinematographer; Stuart Levy (Foxcatcher) and Nancy Richardson (Twilight), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After foiling an uprising, Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) find themselves being hunted by Erudite leader Jeanine Matthews (Winslet). They must race against time to discover what exactly the Erudite faction is trying to stop, and what Abnegation gave their lives to protect. As they are confronted by the ghosts of their pasts, they must face one impossible task after another in order to unlock the secrets and the fate of the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The Divergent film series continues with the adaptation of second book Insurgent, which aims to explore the world and characters introduced in last year’s opener and expand on its intriguing promise.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 19TH MARCH 2015

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