ABOVE: Watch Divergent stars Theo James and Shailene Woodley on Global’s The Morning Show.
TORONTO — Shailene Woodley, in a six-year contract for the TV series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, was hesitant to commit to the Divergent trilogy — until she spoke with Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence.
“She gave me some great sound advice and let me in on her Hunger Games experience,” Woodley recalled. “Through her words I was inspired to want to do a franchise for the first time.”
The 22-year-old actress appeared Thursday on Global’s The Morning Show with her Divergent co-star Theo James, 29.
Woodley admitted she is slightly uncomfortable with fame.
“There’s this expectation that actors become models now and wear very fancy dresses on carpets,” she said, adding she is more interested in talking about issues like climate change.
Her advice to her peers? “Use all this attention for something that’s greater than just an individual life. Pay it forward.”
With Divergent on track to be a box office hit, James said he is bracing for what may be ahead. He said the two stars saw the final cut of the movie on Sunday.
Divergent follows people in a dystopian society divided into five factions based on personality. To move between factions, they must face their fears in a series of challenges.
Asked what they fear the most, James said “being torn apart by a Great White Shark.”
Woodley added: “Submarines and space. Terrifying.”
Divergent opens March 21.
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