The Maze Runner (2014)

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A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.

Directed by: Wes Ball

Written by: Grant Pierce Myers, Noah Oppenheim, T.S. Nowlin, James Dashner

Music by: John Paesano

Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen, Patricia Clarkson, Blake Cooper, Dexter Darden, Jacob Latimore

Genre: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Released: 2014-09-10

Runtime: 113 minutes

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The Maze Runner (2014): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Dylan O'Brien, the lead role, was initially rejected by Ball.
• On January 4, 2011, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had obtained the rights to a film adaptation of The Maze Runner by James Dashner, with Catherine Hardwicke attached to direct.
• Starting in January 2014, director Wes Ball released one image from the film once a week, leading up to the film's first trailer released on March 17, 2014.
• The film earned a total of $102,272,088 at the North American box office becoming the 26th-highest-grossing film of 2014 in the U.S. and Canada.
• In 2012, Ball was hired to direct the film adaptation after presenting an animated short film titled Ruin with a similar tone and was initially considered for a feature-length adaptation.
• On August 23, 2012 Wes Ball was confirmed to direct the film, with Gotham Group as producers.
• The studio initially considered a film adaptation of the short film, as it had the same tone of The Maze Runner novel they already planned to bring to the screen.
• The film was originally set to be released on February 14, 2014.
• The film was first at the box office in its opening weekend, grossing $32.5 million, making it the seventh-highest-grossing debut in September.
• It is the first installment in The Maze Runner film series and was written by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers and T. S. Nowlin.
• The film earned $348 million worldwide at the box office, against its budget of $34 million.
• A viral marketing campaign launched by 20th Century Fox began on April 16, 2014.
• On June 26, 2014, O'Brien tweeted that the original The Maze Runner book would be re-released with a new book cover based on the film's poster.
• The film was released on September 19, 2014, in the United States and Canada across 3,604 locations and over 350 IMAX theaters.
• The Seattle Times's Soren Anderson said the film was "vastly superior to the book that inspired it" and gave it a score of 3/4.

Source: Wikipedia

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