'Divergent' sequel 'Insurgent' to get 3D release

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Insurgent, the sequel to the blockbuster movie Divergent, is to be released in both 3D and 2D formats March 20, Lionsgate announced Tuesday.

"The second film in the Divergent franchise takes the story and action to another level and, by partnering with RealD, we were able to blend gripping performances and mind-blowing spectacle to create a unique event on screen," producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher said in a joint statement. "We cannot wait to share this experience with audiences around the world."

Based on Veronica Roth's book and co-starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Kate Winslet and Octavia Spencer, the movie Insurgent "raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago," a synopsis said.

"Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris's family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world."