Dear Divergent Readers,
A lot of you have been asking me what’s happening with the Ascendant movie. (If
you don’t know what I’m talking about, I direct you here and here.)
I was not
a part of the decision to split the last book into two parts, though I was curious to see how the movie team would
accomplish it. And now the situation is a little uncertain as Lionsgate pursues
another avenue for the final installment of the series. I, like you, am waiting
to see what happens. As I’ve said in the past – and as Ally Carter notes in her excellent blog post on the subject – it’s uncommon for an author to have any creative
control over the adaptations of his or her work. So while Lionsgate has
certainly listened to my feedback, at the end of the day, they do what they
think is best. I hope that whatever happens is right for the story and the
characters, and I will certainly share whatever news I can moving forward.
Thank you for your continued excitement about the books/movies. In the
meantime, I hope you’ll join me on a new adventure with my next book, Carve the
Mark. There should be some exciting news about CtM popping up soon!
<3,
V