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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoA young, familiar cast
Dylan O'Brien plays Thomas, Kaya Scodelario is Teresa, Will Poulter is Gally, Thomas Brodie-Sangster is Newt and Ki Hong Lee is Minho. Patricia Clarkson appears as Ava Paige.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA short film opened the door
Wes Ball got the job after pitching Ruin, an animated post-apocalyptic sci-fi short. It was his first feature as a director.
source ↗ - ReferenceBased on the 2009 novel
The script adapts James Dashner's novel The Maze Runner. Fox bought the rights in January 2011, before the book became a bestseller.
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- CameoNew faces in the desert
Rosa Salazar plays Brenda and Giancarlo Esposito plays Jorge. Aidan Gillen is Mr. Janson, and Nathalie Emmanuel and Alan Tudyk round out the cast.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSame director
Wes Ball came back to direct the sequel and oversaw T. S. Nowlin's script. Nowlin would also write the third film.
source ↗ - ReferenceSecond book of the trilogy
The film adapts 2010's The Scorch Trials. The desert of the title is the Scorch, the region most burned by the solar flares.
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- Behind the scenesA shoot on hold for nearly a year
In March 2016, Dylan O'Brien was badly hurt in an on-set accident and filming stopped. The release, planned for 2017, slipped to January 2018.
source ↗ - CameoAn actor returns
Will Poulter returns as Gally. Walton Goggins joins as Lawrence, and Barry Pepper plays Vince, leader of the Right Arm.
source ↗ - ReferenceEnd of the trilogy
It is the third and final film, based on The Death Cure (2011). Wes Ball said he would not split the book into two parts.
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