Divergent is a 2014 movie filled with action and adventure where Tris, played by Shailene Woodley, discovers that she is Divergent in a world divided by virtues and teams up with a mysterious guy, Four (Theo James), to unlock the dangerous secrets of their kind. The movie is directed by Neil Burger and takes us to several interesting filming locations. In this article, you will find more about these sites and some fun facts regarding the movie and its filming process.
Where it Filmed?
The filming of Divergent happened in various places. The main location was Chicago, Illinois, USA. Different parts of the city were used, such as Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist. Another notable location was Navy Pier, found on the Near North Side of the city at 600 E. Grand Avenue. In addition, some scenes were filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. Filming started in April 2013 and continued until July that year. Additional content was shot between January 24th and 26th in 2014.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Shailene Woodley | Tris |
| Theo James | Four |
| Ashley Judd | Natalie |
| Jai Courtney | Eric |
| Ray Stevenson | Marcus |
| Zoë Kravitz | Christina |
| Miles Teller | Peter |
| Tony Goldwyn | Andrew |
| Ansel Elgort | Caleb |
| Maggie Q | Tori |
| Mekhi Phifer | Max |
| Kate Winslet | Jeanine |
| Ben Lloyd-Hughes | Will |
| Christian Madsen | Al |
| Amy Newbold | Molly |
| Ben Lamb | Edward |
| Janet Ulrich Brooks | Erudite Teacher |
| Clara Burger | Little Abnegation Girl |
| Ryan Carr | Dauntless Man |
| Will Blagrove | Dauntless Patrol Man |
| Rotimi | Ezra |
| Justine Wachsberger | Lauren |
| Lukas Burger | Jonathan Ziegler |
| Austin Lyon | Zipline #1 |
| Lucas Ross | Zipline #3 |
| Chris Hayes | Dauntless Instructor |
| Ana Corbi | Factionless Girl |
| Eric Kaldor | Factionless Man #1 |
| Alice Bowden | Factionless Woman #2 |
| Cleo Anthony | Dauntless Patrol #1 |
| Alice Rietveld | Dauntless Patrol #2 |
| Brad Greiner | Dauntless Patrol #3 |
| Yasmine Aker | Dauntless Patrol #4 |
| Michael James Bell | Erudite Scientist #1 |
| Leigh Bush | Erudite Scientist #2 |
| Bob Rumnock | Older Abnegation Man |
| Elyse Cole | Ten Year Old Tris |
| Christopher Weir | Candor Lawyer |
| Doyle Brand | Candor Witness |
| Faye Jackson | Abnegation Woman |
| Scott Roberts | Abnegation Man |
| Sophia Marzocchi | Candor Attorney #2 |
| Marc Abbink | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Michele Sweeney Abrams | Factionless (uncredited) |
| Ken Adams | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Sasha Alsberg | Amity Girl (uncredited) |
| Christine Ames | Erudite Woman (uncredited) |
| Lisa Marie Austin | Adult Amity (uncredited) |
| Joseph Aviel | Captain – Dauntless (uncredited) |
| MarkAnthony Baca | Dauntless Rebel (uncredited) |
| Blythe Baird | Erin Quinn (uncredited) |
| Brian Barber | Dauntless Core (uncredited) |
| Toribio Barrera | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Kevin Wayne Berger | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Stephanie J. Bertenshaw | Abnegation Teen (uncredited) |
| Michael T. Black | Erudite Citizen (uncredited) |
| Ben Bloom | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Brandon Bowens | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Stephen Branagan | Candor (uncredited) |
| Andrew Calin | Dauntless Guard (uncredited) |
| Matthew Campbell | Dauntless Patrol (uncredited) |
| Presley Cole Carlson | Young Dauntless Boy (uncredited) |
| Jessica Carpenter | Dauntless Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Rinska Carrasco | Dauntless Core (uncredited) |
| Anthony Casares | Erudite Teen (uncredited) |
| Salef Celiz | Dauntless Child (uncredited) |
| Mick Cetera | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Elena Chernyakova | Erudite Student (uncredited) |
| Patricia Urbonas Clark | Amity Farmer (uncredited) |
| Gemma Clarke | Dauntless Born Initiate (uncredited) |
| Maurice Cobige | Dauntless Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Coffin | Dauntless Born (uncredited) |
| Sharon Coleman | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| David Cosey | Dauntless / Amity Farmer (uncredited) |
| Diana Dahl | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Heidi Grace Danser | Little Girl in Brown and White Dress (uncredited) |
| Kate Rees Davies | Candor (uncredited) |
| J. Denise | Factionless (uncredited) |
| Jeff Dlugolecki | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Tony Domino | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Kevin Driscoll | Erudite Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Marty Dubin | Dauntless-Born Initiate (uncredited) |
| Sherman T. Edwards Jr. | Amity (uncredited) |
| Fernando | Candor Teen (uncredited) |
| Hudson Ford | Abnegation Child (uncredited) |
| Weston Ford | Abnegation Child (uncredited) |
| McKenzie Franklin | Dauntless Kid (uncredited) |
| Susie Ganiere | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Leiah Garcia | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Nathan Geist | Crying Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Leah Gilliam | Abnegation Child (uncredited) |
| Ava Gordy | Amity Girl (uncredited) |
| Dani Gregorio | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Malte Grohnert | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Jenny Hale | Erudite Lab Tech / Jeanine’s Tea Server (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Henzler | Amity Woman (uncredited) |
| Margaret Herman | Erudite Adult (uncredited) |
| Jaiden Hidalgo | Abnegation Child (uncredited) |
| Dennis Hindman | Abnegation Towns People (uncredited) |
| Killian Hughes | Abnegation Boy (uncredited) |
| Emma Hutchison | Abnegation Child (uncredited) |
| Matthew Illig | Candor (uncredited) |
| Armored Angel of Illinois | Abnegation Faction (uncredited) |
| Janell Islas | Abnegation Citizen (uncredited) |
| Matt Iwinski | Erudite Member (uncredited) |
| Salim Jabali | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Terra Jackson | Erudite Teen (uncredited) |
| Adrienne Jane | Extra (uncredited) |
| Michael John | Factionless Amity (uncredited) |
| Ryan B. Johnson | Erudite Adult (uncredited) |
| Casimere Jollette | Claire Sutron (uncredited) |
| Wes Jones | Dauntless Guard (uncredited) |
| Christopher Kahler | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Anna Kolenko | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| J. Anthony Kopec | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Michael Koske | Dauntless Rebel (uncredited) |
| Caleb Kurowski | Abnegation Teen (uncredited) |
| Aaron LaFrenere | Erudite Citizen (uncredited) |
| Dan Latham | Amity Farmer (uncredited) |
| Kira Legg | Abnegation (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Lenius | Amity Teen (uncredited) |
| Adrienne Lewis | Transfer Initiate (uncredited) |
| Sandra Linz | Abnegation Woman (uncredited) |
| Erin Luboff | Amity Woman (uncredited) |
| Kendyl Lynch | Erudite Citizen (uncredited) |
| Ashley MacDonald | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Evan MacHendrick | Dauntless Technician (uncredited) |
| Parker Mack | Sam Robertson (uncredited) |
| Jason Magicks | Dauntless Soldier (uncredited) |
| Emmanuel Manzanares | Dauntless Born (uncredited) |
| Kelly Maryanski | Dauntless Initiate (uncredited) |
| Tj McGinty | Amity Teen (uncredited) |
| Chandra Michaels | Erudite Adult (uncredited) |
| Mahogany Milan | Dauntless Faction (uncredited) |
| Jaime Mire | Transfer Initiate (uncredited) |
| Charles D. Moisant | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Selene Montijo | Amity Faction (uncredited) |
| Matt Mullins | Fighter on Ring (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Mullins | Dauntless Member (uncredited) |
| Denis Mulvihill | Candor Man (uncredited) |
| Mary Angela Munez | Dauntless Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Nichols | Jeanine’s Aide (uncredited) |
| Molly Pan | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Mackenzie Parker | Burly Dauntless (uncredited) |
| J.J. Perry | Bodyguard in Jeanine’s Office (uncredited) |
| Matt Philliben | Jeanine’s Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Justine Pinguino | Abnegation Teen (uncredited) |
| Sandy Piña | Candor Teen (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Ray | The Innocent (uncredited) |
| Asta Razma | Candor Adult (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Reiners | Erudite Adult (uncredited) |
| Michael D. Reynolds | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Emilio Rigales | Dauntless (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Roach | Dauntless Rebel (uncredited) |
| Deshun Robinson | Dauntless Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Michelle Roman | Dauntless Faction (uncredited) |
| Jaclyn Rose | Abnegation Member (uncredited) |
| Rich Rose | Duantless (uncredited) |
| Urian Ross | Homeless Fractionless (uncredited) |
| Veronica Roth | Dauntless Initiate (uncredited) |
| Nick Rush | Dauntless Coach (uncredited) |
| Carrie Salter | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Bailey Schmid | Erudite Member (uncredited) |
| Aviva Sevilla | Dauntless Initiate (uncredited) |
| Blake Sewell | Homeless Factionless (uncredited) |
| Kitsy Smith | Amity Teen (uncredited) |
| January Stern | Dauntless Faction (uncredited) |
| Danielle Swanson | Candor Faction (uncredited) |
| Ben Tanguay | Erudite (uncredited) |
| Joel Thingvall | Amity Adult (uncredited) |
| Chris D. Thomas | Marcus’ Assistant (uncredited) |
| Mallory Thompson | Dauntless Climber (uncredited) |
| Charles Tiedje | Max’s Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Vince Tolentino | Abnegation Teen (uncredited) |
| Lucky Townley | Dauntless Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Dorinda Townsend | Abnegation Council (uncredited) |
| Matthew J. Valadez | Dauntless Soldier (uncredited) |
| Adrianadesiree Vega | Dauntless Extra (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Weigman | Amity Teen (uncredited) |
| Tiiu Wu | Candor (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
1. Shailene Woodley and Theo James played the main roles of Tris and Four respectively.
2. The movie was directed by Neil Burger and written by Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor, and Veronica Roth.
3. The film was nominated for 11 awards and won seven of them.
4. Divergent has received 903 user reviews and was critiqued by 438 professionals.
5. The movie also stars Ashley Judd as Natalie and other talents like Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, and Zoë Kravitz among others. 
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Latitude: 41.8781136
- Longitude: -87.6297982
- Place ID: ChIJ7cv00DwsDogRAMDACa2m4K8
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Chicago, IL, USA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Location Name: Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Latitude: 41.85970469999999
- Longitude: -87.6917371
- Place ID: ChIJA0G-snktDogRF6ja39l5ezE
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 2621 W 15th Pl, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Location Name: Navy Pier – 600 E. Grand Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Latitude: 41.8918633
- Longitude: -87.6050944
- Place ID: ChIJ2y7xkU0rDogR3KSIsJbbrNA
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Location Name: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.0549076
- Longitude: -118.242643
- Place ID: ChIJE9on3F3HwoAR9AhGJW_fL-I
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
