The actor was in hot water after saying the movie left him 'feeling dead inside' and 'I'd taken the film for business reasons'.
- Sep 25, 2014
AceShowbiz - Miles Teller took back the words he had for "Divergent". The star of upcoming "Whiplash" regretted that he said he "was feeling dead inside" after taking an uninteresting role in the successful franchise.
Teller was promoting "Whiplash" in his interview with W magazine. "When I first read 'Whiplash', I was feeling dead inside," Teller told the magazine. "I didn't have an interesting part [in 'Divergent'], and I'd taken the film for business reasons: It was the first movie I'd done that was going to have an international audience. I called my agent and said, 'This sucks.' He told me about 'Whiplash'."
Teller clarified his statement, tweeting, "I've never done a movie for 'business' reasons. I'm proud to be a part of 'Divergent' franchise and love all of Peter's Princesses." His rep also issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "Accustomed to being more involved in the process of filmmaking, Miles regrets those words. He does value his relationship with Lionsgate and his participation in the franchise."
In "Divergent", Teller plays Peter who is the central antagonist with violent nature. He tries to kill the lead character Tris (Shailene Woodley) once but escapes with her at the end of the first movie. He will appear in the sequel "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" which is due in U.S. theaters March 20, 2015.
