The film consists of three parts: the first came out in 2014, the second in 2015 and the premiere of the third part will take place in 2018. The film "The Maze Runner" and the actors who performed the main roles received good reviews from viewers and critics. So, more details.
The first part of the movie "The Maze Runner". Cast
The film, which focuses on youth, was shot in the dystopian genre. The picture was shot according to the book of the famous American writer James Dashner with the same name. The budget of the film was about 34 million dollars, and fees around the world amounted to more than 348 million dollars.
This is a story about a labyrinth that was designed as a test for teenagers to make a cure for the epidemic. The main character is Thomas. He woke up in a moving elevator and ended up in a clearing where teenagers live. The only thing they know is that every month they bring up another person with provisions to them, who only remembers his name and nothing else. Everyone lives in this meadow according to strict laws, the violation of which can kill not only the one who violated them, but also expose everyone to attack. Among the guys there are runners who every day explore the labyrinth in order to find a way out and escape. But terrible monsters live in the labyrinth - grivers that can infect children. Things get complicated when they raise another teenager ahead of time, who turns out to be a girl named Teresa. She remembers not only her name, but also Thomas.
The film received MTV Film Award in the following categories:
- "The best breakthrough of the year";
- "Best Hero" - Dylan O`Brien;
- "Best Fight" - Dylan O`Brien and Will Poulter.
The film "The Maze Runner" and the actors who performed the main roles are very popular among the teenage audience. Thomas was played by Dylan O`Brien, Kai Rose Scodelario played the role of Theresa. Thomas Sangster played a friend and ally of Thomas named Newt , and actor Will Poulter played the constantly rivaling Galli. Minho played Lee Ki Hong. Doctors Avu Page perfectly played American actress Patricia Clarkson.
The second part of the movie "The Maze Runner". Cast
This is the sequel to the 2014 Maze Runner movie directed by Wes Ball. The budget of the second part is twice as high. More specifically, it amounted to $ 61,000,000, and fees totaled more than 312,000,000. The film "The Maze Runner: The Test of Fire" was shot from the book "The Maze Runner: Through the Firebox".
The picture tells us what happened to the main characters after they got out of the maze. They are trying to find answers to the questions of the remaining survivors. But in order to get all this, they will have to go through a very dangerous and difficult path through deserts, destroyed cities and crowds of already infected people.
The second part received the Teen Choice 2016 Award in the following categories:
- "Movie Selection: Action / Adventure";
- "Video Selection: Chemistry."
The new film "The Maze Runner" and the actors who played in it: Thomas (Dylan O`Brien), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), Minho (Key Lee Hong), Newt (Thomas Sangster), were in no way inferior to the first part.
The third long-awaited part "The Maze Runner: A Cure for Death"
The film will be released in February 2018. The initial release date is January 12, 2018. However, she was postponed due to the injury of the protagonist during the filming.
This part is the final in the maze runner trilogy. The whole plot will be based on the struggle of the surviving children led by Thomas against the organization "Vice". The main goal of the guys will be to find a cure for the deadly disease that killed most of the population of planet Earth.
Cast: Brenda (Rosa Salazar), Harriet (Natalie Emmanuel), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), Thomas (Dylan O`Brien), Sonia (Catherine McNamara) and other characters we already know from the previous parts.
Initially, it was announced that filming would begin in Vancouver in February 2016, but then they were postponed to the end of March. Due to the injury of Dylan O`Brien, they had to be postponed again until mid-May 2016. But, unfortunately, the injuries of one of the main actors turned out to be much more serious than expected, which forced to postpone the shooting indefinitely, tentatively they were supposed to begin in February 2017, but were once again postponed to March.
Conclusion
The film "The Maze Runner" itself and the actors who played in it were not awarded a large number of awards, but were well received by both the audience and film critics. This trilogy is aimed at young people; for an older generation, it may seem uninteresting and boring. But for teens, it is attractive and exciting.
The first two parts of the trilogy received good reviews from the audience, we will soon find out what the third, final part of the trilogy will be.
You can see the posters of the movie "The Maze Runner" and the cast (photo) above.