Major Motion Picture To Be Filmed In Illinois
By: Robert Burke
Updated: January 14, 2013
Governor Quinn announced Monday that Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment's Divergent will begin filming in Chicago in April. The production is expected to bring 1,000 jobs and more than $30 million in spending to Illinois.
It is the first major Hollywood film for Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the soundstage Governor Pat Quinn worked to attract to Illinois.
The film will be released theatrically in North America on Friday, March 21, 2014.
