Earlier today, a gossip blog with a Candyland-worthy name allegedly “confirmed” that Alex Pettyfer had been cast as Four in Divergent.
While it’s true he has auditioned for the role – as we told you on January 8 – we’ve confirmed with the book’s publisher that 22-year-old Pettyfer has not been cast. No decision on who will play Four has been made yet.
The aforementioned blog also said that Kate Winslet has been cast in Divergent. It’s true she’s in talks, but there’s nothing further at this time.
Lucas Till, Jeremy Irvine and Alex Pettyfer are just a few of the names who’ve auditioned for the highly-coveted role. If they grab it, they’ll have a huge four-film franchise on their hands where they star opposite Shailene Woodley, who has been cast as Tris.
Woodley revealed what kind of actor she’s looking for to play Four in the audition room. “You need to walk in there, and you need to not have muscles that look good and not actually work. There have been a few guys that have this power about them. It’s a natural masculine power that some people have and some people don’t. There’s nothing good or bad or wrong or right about it. This character needs to be extremely masculine, and his eyes need to scream vulnerability and sensitivity. It’s really hard to find in a dude, especially a dude who can act.”
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