This weekend kate winslet attended the toronto international film festival. Shailene woodley and kate winslet talk factions in. Theres a lot to be said for having conviction video interview march 2014 divergent is like an irritating, selfabsorbed, selfpitying teenager. Kate winslet talks about divergent kate winslet returned to the big screen last week in divergent the first book in the veronica roth trilogy to be adapted for the big screen. She plays menacing jeanine matthews in the book adaptation, due march 21. Jeanine is the evil, conniving leader of the erudite faction in the divergent series by veronica roth. Kate winslet s divergent character is like a brainy, sciencedriven hitler. The people who made divergent desperately want it to be the next the hunger games, with all the piles of money that come with a franchise of the kind. Youre coming up in divergent, a dystopian scifi based on the veronica roth novel. Kate winslet talks shailene woodley and playing a villian. This tactic would lead to people doubting whether abnegation is actually selfless but rather a faction hoarding greed and fresh supplies for themselves. Winslet tells catherine shoard why her character a female. Oscar winning actress kate winslet who plays the menacing erudite leader jeanine matthews in divergent, talks to total film magazine april 2014 issue about being a part of the movie, which is out this march. Kate winslet talks shooting divergent scenes after.
Kate winslet showed off her postbaby body at the london premiere of divergent on mothers day, three months after giving birth to her third child, bear blaze winslet. Kate winslet stars as a menacing group leader in divergent. Jeanine matthews is the erudite faction representative. Divergent kate winslet as jeanine book and movie news. Kate winslet has entered talks for divergent the actress is nearing a deal to appear with shailene woodley in neil burgers adaptation of veronica roths young adult novel, reports variety.
At the tiff she was interviewed by mtvs josh horowitz about divergent. She is also a freelance editor at scholastic, where she edited suzanne collins. In this exclusive behindthescenes clip from insurgent, kate winslet talks about the challenges of playing a character so different from herself based on the second book in the divergent. Kate winslet was announced to be in talks on january 24, 20. Once upon a time, a teenaged kate winslet the reader, titanic, revolutionary road received a gift that would leave a lasting impression. I was sent a lovely letter by director neil burger, she says. One of the main problems of the first movie is that they cast kate winslet as my main antagonist, jeanine, and the trick was that jeanine, as a character in the book, is a bit of a mustache. Veronica roth on insurgent film adaptation chicago tribune. Her bookish acting repertoire includes revolutionary road, the reader, little children, all the kings men, hamlet, sense and sensibility, and soon well get to see her in divergent. Kate winslet confirmed to play jeanine matthews in divergent. They must find out what tris family sacrificed their lives to protect and why the erudites will do anything to stop them. Kate winslet talks about her new husband, ned rocknroll, nephew of richard branson, and her new son, bear blaze. Kate winslet is in talks to star in the divergent movie, reports one entertainment outlet. The hunger games has toby jones, the upcoming beautiful creatures features emma thompson and jeremy irons, and divergent appears to be following the trend, with kate winslet now in talks.
Is it at all weird talking about the film version of a book you wrote quite a. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by neil burger. 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. In the interview she talks that she had no hesitation signing on to play jeanine in divergent check out the interview below. She had sold more than 32 million books by the time she was 26. Kate winslet talks insurgent, danny boyles steve jobs movie. I still absolutely believe in true love kate winslet talks to john hiscock about her new film labor day, pregnancy and why she wont ever change her surname.
Kate winslet talks about her new husband and new baby. How divergent author veronica roth learned to write better. Kate winslet daniel radcliffes harry potter went headtohead. She releases many propagandic articles about abnegation in order to smear bad faith towards the faction. As a divergent, tris is a particular target for suppression.
Kate winslet talks to sky news entertainment reporter joe michalczuk about playing a bitch in her new film, divergent the intern out in cinemas on october 2nd. Insurgents kate winslet and miles teller talk about vile. She was not the first person i pictured for the role because many of the characters she has previously played have. She soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in the seemingly perfect society. Theres a lot to be said for having conviction video interview. The plot is headed by jeanine matthew kate winslet, the leader of the erudite faction.
Neil burgerdirected adaptation of the popular veronica roth novel thats due in theaters march 2014. The divergent star, who welcomed son bear back on dec. 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. Divergent was adapted from the novel with the similar name. Kate winslet talks about divergent, new baby march 18. In divergent, we see kate winslet as weve never really seen her before playing the cold and rather ruthless antagonist jeanine matthews and thats exactly why she took the part. Now on the run from jeanine kate winslet and the rest of the powerhungry erudites, tris shailene woodley and four theo james search for allies and answers in the ruins of chicago. Shailene woodley is already confirmed to lead summit entertainments adaptation of veronica roths book divergent, the first in a hopeful trilogy of movies, and now variety reports kate winslet is. Kate also discussed how she didnt realise she was a playing a villian for the first time. And kate winslet showed off her impressive postbaby body in an allblack number at the european premiere of divergent in. Kate winslets divergent character is like a brainy. Kate winslet talks shailene woodley and playing a villian in her new film divergent. Ew has confirmed an earlier variety report that kate winslet is in talks with summit entertainment to costar in divergent, the neil burgerdirected adaptation of. Kate winslet discusses her role in divergent, a youngadult scifi thriller about a society that divides people into groups depending on their personality type.
Divergent author veronica roth on learning to be a better. Kate winslet goes young adult in divergent starring. This young adult novel is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8. Winslet tells catherine shoard why her character a female hitler should be commended for sticking to her beliefs. Titanic, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, finding neverland. This dystopian series set in a futuristic chicago has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers. Shailene woodley and kate winslet talk factions in new divergent behindthescenes teaser new divergent behindthescenes video released after. Winslet played jeanine matthews in the film adaptation of divergent and insurgent. Divergent battles to become next hunger gamesstyle.
Divergent battles to become next hunger games style hit series. I think of kate winslet and i think of being a kid and watching titanic. Kate winslet talks about making the divergent sequel, insurgent, why she wasnt in a harry potter movie, danny boyles steve jobs movie. Ben lamb may have captured your attention in the bbcs the white queen, but the english actor will soon be turning heads in his first film role opposite kate winslet in the newest teen book to. An accomplished star among the movie set, it may seem out of the ordinary for kate winslet to be appearing on the small screen but there is nothing small about mildred pierce. Kate winslet partied after surgery to complete autism charity book february 7, 2012 roberta 7 comments charity, interviewsarticles, personal kate winslet was so determined to complete a book to raise funds for her autism charity, she headed to a starstudded event after surgery in an attempt to meet bill clinton. The white queen star ben lamb talks medieval torture and. But it looks like she might have found something tempting, as summit entertainment reveals that kate winslet has joined divergent, the studios adaptation of the bestselling young adult. You sold the film rights to divergent even before it had been published. Kate winslet joins young adult adaptation divergent. On set of divergent, kate winslet is pregnant and mean. Back in january, we learned that kate winslet was in talks to join.
Kate winslet played the role of a single mother in the movie, mildred pierce in 2011 and kate winslet joined the cast of divergent, and she had played the role of joanna hoffman in the film, steve jobs. Divergent stars shailene woodley, kate winslet, theo james, author veronica roth, and others explain the purpose of the five factions, what it means for tris to be divergent, and a lot more. Kate winslet played jeanine in the divergent movie. The threepart series is based on veronica roths bestselling novel. The divergent official illustrated movie companion is essential for every fan of the divergent trilogy. Veronica roth, author of the divergent trilogy, is currently working on a new. Facts about divergent will tell the readers about the notable american science fiction released in 2014. Kate winslet s most popular book is sense and sensibility. Kate egan wrote thehunger gamesandcatching fire movie companions.
Plus, she talks about her upcoming movies, including divergent, insurgent, and. Kate winslet talks chaos, being pregnant and titanic. Starring shailene woodley, divergent is a young adult adaptation of a dystopian novel by veronica roth. Divergent official illustrated movie companion divergent.
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