On October 11, 2013, it was reported that Twentieth Century Fox had acquired the rights to the second book, . A screenplay was written by T. S. Nowlin, with director Wes Ball supervising the scriptwriting. The sequel was released on September 18, 2015. On July 25, 2014, Ball announced at that filming for the sequel would commence sometime between March and May 2015, should The Maze Runner become a success when it hits the theaters. However, two weeks prior to the film's release decided to move ahead with the sequel and pre-production began in early September 2014 in . Cast members , , , and reprised their roles for the sequel, as did director Wes Ball. It was announced that would be joining the film to play Janson ("Rat-Man"), as had who portrayed Brenda, who starred as Aris Jones, and who played Jorge Gallaraga.
A second sequel, is set to be released on January 26, 2018.
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The Maze Runner
FantasyThe Maze Runner is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action thriller film directed by Wes Ball, in his directorial debut, based on James Dashner's 2009 novel of the same name. The film is the first installment in The Maze Runner film series...
