The Maze Runner

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is a science fiction action thriller film based on James Dashner's novel The Scorch Trials. The film is the sequel to the film The Maze Runner (2014) and the second installment in The Maze Runner film series using the same tittle. It was directed by Wes Ball. It is produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Lee Stollman and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. The original film's casts are Dylan O'Brien (Thomas), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Newt), Ki Hong Lee (Minho), Kaya Scodelario (Teresa), and antagonist Patricia Clarkson (Eva Paige). The new supporting cast for this film includes Rosa Salazar (Brenda), Jacob Lofland (Aris Jones), Giancarlo Esposito (Jorge), Aidan Gillen (Janson/RatMan), Barry Pepper (Vince), Lili Taylor (Dr Mary Cooper), Alan Tudyk as Marcus and others. …show more content…

The filming began on October 27, 2014, that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico and completed on January 27, 2015. This film takes about 132 minutes targeting for a rated PG-13 audiences. Maze Runner “The Scorch Trials” was released in the chosen international countries starting September 9, 2015 and was released on September 18, 2015 in the United States theaters, by 20th Century Fox. It was set to be released in IMAX screen in theather, but was cancelled due to overlapping date with another film. Like its previous film, it makes a grossing debut of $30.3 million on its opening weekend, making it grossing debut in September at ninth-place. Scorch Trials landed the

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