Divergent

'Divergent', based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth, is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley; we all saw her in 'Descendants' (2011) ) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four (Theo James) and together they must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late.

The film is based on the first book in a best-selling trilogy by Veronica Roth, a series that also earned comparisons to Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" works.

The movie is directed by Neil Burger whose past credits include Limitless (2011), The Lucky Ones (2008), The Illusionist (2006), Interview With The Assassin (2002). So, the expectation can be high indeed!

It's not a surprise that "Divergent" is being touted as the new "Hunger Games", given its action-oriented female heroine, youthful cast and post-apocalyptic setting. If "Divergent" does half as well as the "Hunger Games" films -- the most recent of which, "Catching Fire," topped the 2013 box office and made $865 million worldwide -- its backers will be very happy.