'Age of Adaline' helmer Lee Toland Krieger is in talks to direct 'The Divergent Series: Ascendant'.
- March 1, 2016
AceShowbiz -
The search for a new director for "The Divergent Series: Ascendant" may have been over. Lionsgate/Summit is now in negotiations with Lee Toland Krieger to replace Robert Schwentke, who departed the project earlier this month.
Schwentke directed the second installment, "The Divergent Series: Insurgent", and the upcoming third movie, "The Divergent Series: Allegiant". It was reported that he dropped out of the fourth and final film because he needed to take a break after making two entries back to back and wanted to spend more time with his family in Los Angeles.
Krieger is best known for his work on "The Vicious Kind" (2008) which he wrote and directed. He also directed "Celeste and Jesse Forever" (2012) based on a script written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. His most recent credit was directing "The Age of Adaline" starring Blake Lively.
Stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Maggie Q and more are expected to return for "Ascendant". Production is still on track to start this spring for a June 9, 2017 release date.
