One of those people was the screenwriter Evan Daugherty! So what did she make of him?
"As his posture suggests, Evan is a chill dude. He also likes Divergent.
Now, that may seem obvious to you (why would he want to write the
screenplay if he didn't like Divergent?) but that's not necessarily
obvious-- people do things for plenty of reasons, not all of them
genuine affection. This very much reassured me.
She also reminded fans of what she does (mot much) and doesn't have control over when it comes to the movie:
"I think there are many misconceptions-- understandable ones, but misconceptions nonetheless. So, here we go:
1. I don't choose the cast.
2. I don't choose the director.
3. I don't write the screenplay.
4. Actually, I don't control anything except who I sell the rights to, and that's already done.
I am in the fortunate position of being fairly well informed about
what's going on with the movie. This is due partly to Pouya, "my film
rep guy," as I call him, because he is involved on the production side.
But unless you are an author who fights hard to get involved in the
movie-making, your control over the process will be fairly limited.
Also, for those of you who are still concerned, I am in touch with
everyone I met, in case they have questions about Divergent. (Actually, I
think I'm supposed to be drawing a map of Dauntless headquarters to
make it easier to visualize.) So even though I say I'm not in control, I
will be involved when people ask me to be involved, and in the way I
like to be involved-- when it's very much about the book."
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