Une rumeur bat son plein en ce moment, elle concerne l'actrice Shailene Woodley, qui serai en négociation pour jouer notre Tris. Avec cette rumeur, nous avons eu la confirmation que Neil Burger réalisera Divergent.
Après cette rumeur, c'est sans surprise que les réactions des fans se sont enchaînes, et la majorités sont négatives. J'imagine qu'ils ont eu un écho à Veronica qui a tout de suite posté sa réaction sur son blog.
Voici donc le message de Veronica:
So.Neil Burger directed The Illusionist and Limitless, both movies that I enjoyed immensely, both visually dynamic and interesting. Soon after the deal was closed I got the opportunity to speak with him on the phone. I was nervous beforehand-- handing over your work for someone else to interpret is always nerve-wracking, and I wasn't sure what to expect.
But by the time I hung up-- an hour and a half later!-- I felt very reassured. Neil knew the books remarkably well, and asked some amazing questions about the world and the story, and generally demonstrated tremendous respect for the books and for my answers. I actually found myself wishing he had been around while I was writing, to help me think through the particularities of the world of Divergent! I'm sure I would have been more efficient if he had. Like I have before, I'm feeling like my work is in good good hands.
Because I feel so reassured by my experience with Neil and his work, I've felt pretty calm about any and all casting news I've received, knowing that all the people who are working on this movie have a strong vision for it that is grounded in the books.
This leads me into our next piece of news: Shailene Woodley is in final negotiations to play Tris!
From the moment I heard that she was being considered, I have been nothing but enthusiastic. My priority has always been, first and foremost, that the role of Tris be well-acted, and Shailene has proven how talented she is, as anyone who has seen The Descendants can attest. And physically, what's most important to me, far and away more important than other aspects of her appearance, is that Tris does not look like an action hero-- she looks like a slight person with youthful, delicate features, someone who shocks you with how strong and capable she becomes. To me, that is exactly the look Shailene has, exactly the look I've always had in my mind. From what I've seen, I'm confident she will be able to capture Tris's particular mixture of vulnerability and strength, and that surprising moment when a seemingly unremarkable girl from Abnegation transforms into a powerful yet flawed young woman.
I'm really excited to see what happens next! Can't believe this is actually becoming A Thing That Is Happening!I wasn't able to discuss this before because it wasn't official, but the Divergent movie adaptation has a director: Neil Burger!
Pour ma part, sur le coup c'était un choc pour deux choses, le fait de savoir que tout ce que je me suis imaginé de ce livre va enfin devenir réalité avec ce réalisateur que j'apprécie vraiment, le deuxième choc vient du possible choix de Tris (OK c'est une rumeur, mais le choix du réalisateur était une rumeur jusqu'à aujourd'hui donc...), je ne voyais mais alors pas du tout Tris comme Shailene, physiquement en tout cas, et puis je ne connais pas du tout l'actrice, donc pour le moment c'est le blanc total, par contre la réaction de Veronica, m'a beaucoup rassuré.
