Based on Veronica Roth's books, the first pulsating trailer for Insurgent, the second part in the Divergent series, was released on Friday. When last we left Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) their whole world had turned upside down and they had no idea what was coming next. The second part sees Tris and Four as fugitives on the run from the leader of the world they’re rebelling against, Jeanine (Kate Winslet).

In the action packed trailer for the Divergent sequel, we see Woodley and James jumping from buildings and shooting guns and doing all kinds of jaw dropping stunts. The two co-stars spoke to Buzzfeed earlier this year about how Insurgent will be more risky than it's prequel.

"One thing about doing this movie that feels different from the first one is that felt very mathematical. The dialogue had a certain rhythm to it so there wasn't a lot of room for changing it up. In this movie, we're adding a lot of smaller beats to the scenes that aren't necessarily on the page. So to work with people like Octavia [Spencer, who plays Johanna, leader of the Amity faction] and Naomi [Watts, who plays Evelyn, Four's presumed dead mother], who are so good at that and so good at flowing with what naturally happens, that artistic license is very nice."

James added, "You have to honor the material for the first film because you have a fanbase, but when you come to the second one, if you you've done well with the first movie, you now have the ability to think outside the box."

 Official poster for 'Insurgent'.
Official poster for 'Insurgent'.

The cast also includes Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer and Daniel Dae Kim.

Directed by Robert Schwentke and written by Brian Duffield, Insurgent opens on March 20.

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