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(In truth, Allegiant was trash.) Summit Entertainment, the same studio behind the Twilight films, opted not to even complete the series in theaters but instead floated the idea of turning it into a made-for-TV movie and subsequent television series.
The Divergent Series: Allegiant, released in March of 2016, essentially marked the time of death for the genre, making more than $100 million less than Divergent and clocking a 12 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (Not to mention the franchise's lowest box office to date.) The final chapter in The Hunger Games franchise, bowing in 2015, was not met with the revelry we'd come to expect from the release of one of these movies, but a sigh of relief. Perhaps it was all just poor timing, as the targeted young adults turned more and more to streaming and Snapchatting and various other new media streams. Perhaps it's because audiences were growing less invested, instead of more, with each passing film, waiting for answers that often didn't come until the third book - which studios wanted to split into two films in an obvious money grab at the box office. In its wake, the two franchises with seemingly the most potential were The Divergent Series, fronted by rising star Shailene Woodley, and The Maze Runner, starring Teen Wolf fan favorite O'Brien. The Hunger Games was one of the first out the gate and, with the star power of Jennifer Lawrence propelling it, proved gangbusters, further galvanizing studios to specifically seek out dystopian fiction. Off the success of the Harry Potter series, which ran from 2001 to 2011, and the explosion of The Twilight Saga in 2008, YA trilogies (and other ilogies) became the cinematic universe of that time - every movie studio wanted their own. I've been burnt out on everything after Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and Part 2 - and many people burned out on those. I’m burnt out on dystopian YA trilogies, on watching tweens shoot guns and realize that they're the chosen ones meant to save humanity. For the most loyal fans of the franchise, it will be a welcomed final chapter, I'm sure, but I'm burnt out. Throughout, I couldn't help thinking that The Death Cure would have worked better, would have been much more fulfilling a conclusion, had it come out before now. Yes, it's too long - which so many movies are guilty of these days - but that is hardly the most egregious timing issue here. By the end of its two hour, 22 minute runtime, you feel every minute of it. He's a Chris Pratt type - a fit action guy with puppy dog eyes and genuine charm - and just needs to find his own Guardians of the Galaxy.) There are thrilling set pieces, Patricia Clarkson in a crisp, white pantsuit, and, as it enters the third act, a lot of banging and clanging and rumbling explosions. (I do believe O'Brien will be a star, once he finds a role that shows a bit more personality. This third go-around is shot well and acted.fine. while fending off post-apocalyptic zombie attacks.
26.ĭirected by Wes Ball, who has helmed all three films, The Death Cure is a solid ending to the franchise, as former runner of mazes, Thomas (O'Brien), and his teenage compatriots try to take down the villainous W.C.K.D. After recovering from near-career ending (or worse) injuries, O'Brien returned to set to finish shooting the movie, with The Death Cure finally opening in theaters on Jan. And then O'Brien was injured on set, forcing production to shut down and the release date was pushed to 2018.