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Evan Daugherty (born 1981) is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films Killing Season, [1] Snow White and the Huntsman and the film adaptation of Divergent. [2] Career. Daugherty's first screenplay was Shrapnel.
Aug 8, 2014 · The man who wrote Snow White and the Huntsman, Divergent, and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film was a year ahead of me all the way from second grade in Dallas through senior year of ...
- Trent Wolbe
Snow White & the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, it was written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini, from a screen story by Daugherty.
Evan Daugherty is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films Killing Season, Snow White and the Huntsman and the film adaptation of Divergent.
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In a future post apocalyptic Chicago, society has been divided into five factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. The remaining population, called the Factionless, have no status or privilege. Upon turning sixteen, children undergo a serum-induced psychological aptitudetest, which informs them of their best-suited faction, but c...
Pre-production
In March 2011, Summit Entertainment picked up the rights for Divergent with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher's production company Red Wagon Entertainment. Neil Burger was announced as the director on August 23, 2012. Evan Daugherty, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor, said, "I get hung up on the toughness of the movie but of equal importance is the love story between Tris and Four. It's inherently and inextricably linked to Tris's character journey. There will be plenty of sexual ten...
Casting
On October 22, 2012, it was announced that Shailene Woodley had landed the lead role of Beatrice "Tris" Prior. Lucas Till, Jack Reynor, Jeremy Irvine, Alex Pettyfer, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Ludwig and Luke Bracey were all considered for the role of Tobias "Four" Eaton. On March 15, 2013, it was announced that Theo Jameshad been cast as Four. Though James was 10 years older than the character when cast, Roth praised his casting: "I was sure within seconds: this was 'Four', no question. The...
Filming
Filming began in Chicago on April 16, 2013, and concluded on July 16, 2013. Virtually all production photography took place in Chicago; many of the interior locations were filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. Scenes for the "choosing ceremony" were shot at Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist on East Wacker in downtown Chicago, with outdoor shots taken at Pioneer Court. Filming also took place at the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel; the entire area was treated with dirt and rust to appear more...
The score for Divergent was composed by Junkie XL and executive produced by his longtime mentor Hans Zimmer, featuring vocal contributions from Ellie Goulding on four of the tracks as "the inner voice of [...] Tris". Goulding's "Beating Heart" was also included in the film as original soundtrack and later the assisting video was also released from ...
Marketing
The first image of Shailene Woodley as Beatrice "Tris" Prior was revealed by Entertainment Weekly on April 24, 2013. A few seconds sneak preview film footage was shown at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. On June 7, Entertainment Weekly released a still of Theo James (Four) showing the Dauntless initiates around their new headquarters. The magazine released several more stills on July 19. On July 16, USA Todayreleased the first image of Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews. On July 18, 2013, Summit...
Release
On its first day of advance ticket sales, the film sold half of its tickets.
Home media
Divergent was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 5, 2014. Prior to its DVD release, a deleted scene from the film featuring Miles Teller as Peter Hayes and Ben Lamb as Edwardwas released July 30, 2014.
Box office
Divergent grossed $150.9 million in North America, and $137.9 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $288.9 million. Factoring in all revenues and expenses, Deadline Hollywoodestimated that the film made a profit of $71.87 million. On its opening weekend, the film attained the No. 1 spot in domestic and worldwide box office rankings by Rentrak. The film grossed $4.9 million in late night screenings, on Thursday March 20, 2014. On its opening day, the film grossed $22.8 million i...
Critical response
Divergent received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 41% based on 238 reviews, with an average rating of 5.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an adherence to YA formula that undercuts its individualistic message, Divergent opens its planned trilogy in disappointingly predictable fashion." Metacritic gives the film a score of 48 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".Audiences survey...
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
On May 7, 2013, Summit Entertainment revealed that a sequel based on Insurgent was in the works. Brian Duffield, writer of Jane Got a Gun, was hired to write the script. The sequel was released on March 20, 2015. The third film, based on the novel Allegiant, was initially announced as a single film scheduled for release on March 18, 2016. In December 2013, it was announced that Neil Burger will not return to direct the sequel, due to him still working on the first film. On February 11, 2014,...
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
On April 11, 2014, Summit Entertainment announced that the third film would split into two films titled The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1 and The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 2, with Part 1 scheduled to be released on March 18, 2016, and Part 2 scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017. On December 5, 2014, it was announced that Robert Schwentke would return to direct Part 1. On September 10, 2015, it was announced that the two films would be re-titled, with Part 1 being renamed a...
The Divergent Series: Ascendant
On February 8, 2016, it was reported that Robert Schwentke, who directed both Insurgent and Allegiant, would not return to direct for the final film. Lee Toland Krieger was to replace Schwentke as the director of the film. A theatrical release for Ascendant was later cancelled in favor of developing a television film and spinoff series for Starz. Star Shailene Woodley refused to be part of this TV adaptation which violated her contract which specified that the project had to be a theatrical f...
Divergent at IMDbDivergent at AllMovieDivergent at the TCM Movie DatabaseFeb 4, 2010 · – Evan Daugherty, writer of Killing Season (a.k.a. Shrapnel, 2008 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest winner), Snow White and the Huntsman, Divergent, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and numerous studio and television projects.
Evan Daugherty is an American screenwriter, director, and editor. He was born in 1981 in New York City. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Snow White and the Huntsman, as well as the 2014 film Divergent.
