'Divergent' Movie News Update: Shailene Woodley Reveals She Read The Original Book and Her Favorite Day On Set

Shailene Woodley revealed that she read "Divergent" before reading the script to the upcoming film adaptation.

During an interview with Collider, Woodley said that reading the book helped her develop her character Tris. "I definitely read the book. I read the book before there was a script that I read. Luckily for me, it was written from Tris' point of view. Veronica did a lot of the work for me. Before scenes, I would go back to the book and see what Veronica put in there, in Tris' mind, to understand the mind-set of each scene. That really helped me a lot, to get into the emotional stature of where Tris was," Woodley explained.

Woodley also shared that her favorite day on the set of the film was when they shot the Ferris Wheel sequence. "There were a lot of good days, to be honest, but the Ferris wheel day was pretty special," she said. "It was a night shoot, and we climbed this Ferris wheel for probably 12 hours straight, in the middle of the night. And it was also a full moon and the first super moon of the year. It was so beautiful, to watch the moon go across. It was just a magical moment in life. And how often do you get to climb a Ferris wheel? You never do. That was probably one of my favorite moments in life."

The actress also told Collider that she had auditioned for "The Hunger Games" before Jennifer Lawrence won the role. "I did audition for 'The Hunger Games,' back in the day. Jen Lawrence actually helped me with 'Divergent,'" she said.

"Divergent" is based on the Veronica Roth novel and was directed by Neil Burger ("The Illusionist"). The film also stars Kate Winslet, Theo James, Miles Teller, Jai Courtney, Maggie Q, Ashley Judd, and Ray Stevenson. Summit will release the first installment to the franchise on March 21, 2014.