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Chris Luckett
Lionsgate, the small studio that went big when it bought the rights to Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, acquired Veronica Roth’s Divergent three-book series to carry the torch once Katniss Everdeen had fired her last arrow.
Three-quarters into the film tetralogy, the studio is now pulling the last movie in the series, Ascendant, from its planned theatrical release next year, in lieu of a release on television.
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Chris Luckett
Good movies often have bad sequels. Just as commonly, bad movies beget terrible sequels. But it’s a rare breed that launches a series with a good first entry and then practically kills the franchise entire with the second. The dizzying plunge in quality between last year’s Divergent and its follow-up, Insurgent, is enough to give you whiplash.
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Chris Luckett
This week’s releases on home video: Divergent, Need for Speed, and Oculus.
The Apple Box 