Maze runner movie series
To kick off the teen dystopian adventure, Thomas (O'Brien) arrives, with no memories, in a grassy glade enclosed by a giant stone maze to find a small society of other teenage boys.
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In the starring roles are two young actors more known for their TV parts than film roles (though that's quickly changing): the charming Dylan O'Brien of "Teen Wolf" and the wry Kaya Scodelario of "Skins." So if you're looking to dig into the genre, the "Maze Runner" trilogy, based on the novels by James Dashner, showcases an excellent cast with its action and adventure.
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This franchise is one of the few young adult properties that went against the trend of splitting the final book into two movies, but we'll have to wait and see how that affects its box office performance.While the days of the box offices being dominated by young adult dystopian book series turned film franchises - kicked off by "The Hunger Games" - seem to be coming to an end, they still hold some charm in their whole "youths rising up to fight oppressive powers with sci-fi flavor" narratives.
It hasn't been confirmed if Wes Ball will come back to direct The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, after taking the helm on both The Maze Runner and The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. is releasing the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them next year, set 70 years before Harry and his magical friends enter Hogwarts, and Lionsgate is considering moving forward on The Hunger Games prequels. With that being said, 20th Century Fox won't be the first studio to develop prequels to continue a popular franchise. The fate of these prequels will likely rest on how The Maze Runner: The Death Cure performs at the box office in February 2017, so it may be quite some time before we hear anything official about these movies. But we'll see what Fox has in store for this series and this world. It's probably out of my hands, but I would give anything for that to happen because it would be a lot of fun and it would be fun to see some of these actors return to the world. "That's an easy one to answer because I certainly hope so.
During a new interview with Screen Rant, James Dashner revealed he would love nothing more than for his prequel books to be adapted for the big screen. The Fever Code, which will be published next year, intersects with the first novel and movie, showing how Thomas ( Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers are first put into the maze. The Kill Order, which was published in 2012, takes places before The Maze Runner, chronicling characters dealing with a mysterious disease spreads throughout the globe. James Dashner has also written two prequel novels, entitled The Kill Order and The Fever Code.
20th Century Fox has set a Februrelease date for the final adaptation in James Dashner's literary trilogy, The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, but that may not be the last we've seen from this unique world. The Maze Runner took in $348.3 million worldwide from a $34 million budget, while The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials has taken in $311.5 million during its box office run so far, from a $61 million budget. Last year's The Maze Runner and this year's follow-up The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials weren't massive hits at the box office, like other young adult franchises such as The Hunger Games, but they did fare quite well.