Divergent lead actors Theo James and Shailene Woodley remain clueless about upcoming television series Ascendant. Ever since the full length feature got cancelled, there has been very little revealed about it. Even the star cast remains clueless about its development.
The Lionsgate’s move to turn the movie into a TV series came as shock to everyone. It was never on the cards. Speculations are rife that the main star cast are going to drop out from the franchise. They do not support the idea of a TV series.
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Surprisingly, all the lead actors including Theo James, Shailene Woodley, Miller Teller and Ansel Elgort were caught unaware of the franchise’s decision until it was announced some time back. It was nothing less than a shock as they gave their date for a film.
The poor performance of critical reception of Allegiant is the reason for the movie cancellation. It now turns out to be a spin-off television series.
In a recent update, Woodley stated that they all signed on for in hopes that it would be released in theaters. They all had the intention of finishing the film, as mentioned by HNGN. She further noted that the franchise is messing up with something that was not the original objective.
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Meanwhile, rumor has it that James has plans to settle down with fiancée Irish actress Ruth Kearney. That is, after finishing off with the Divergent: Ascendant. However, he seems to calling it quits after the movie cancellation and probably, fans may not hear about their wedding announcement very soon.
The cancellation of movie can turn out to be a good news for the fans of James and Kearney. They might finally settle down after so much of hullaballoo over his link-up rumor with Woodley.
It has been speculated that the Theo James and Woodley shared a close relationship off-screen, too. The two were said to be dating, although, these rumors were never confirmed.