Hasitha Fernand on the story behind The Maze Runner as it turns 10… Young Adult literature has been around since the Victorian age with such seminal classics as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer paving the way for modern-day efforts like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and His Dark Materials to gain […]
Maze Runner reboot in the works at 20th Century Studios
As if caught up in the death-defying game itself, 20th Century Studios have wasted no time at all in sprinting towards developing a reboot of the decade-old Maze Runner trilogy. According to The Hollywood Reporter the Disney-owned studio is looking to kick-start a fresh adaptation of the YA action adventure franchise, which grossed $950 million […]
Director Wes Ball talks Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
The filmmaker discusses heading back to the director’s chair for the second time with The Maze Runner sequel. “I wasn’t going to do the second one originally but the cast were the reason that I came back.” Director Wes Ball is referring to his second feature film, The Scorch Trials; the second instalment of dystopian […]
Exclusive Interviews – Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson on starring in Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie
Idris Elba’s much-anticipated debut as a director arrives in cinemas this week. Yardie, which had an early showing at Sundance London, is based on Victor Headley’s novel of the same name and follows in the footsteps of legendary gangster movies – but with one important difference. It’s set among the Jamaican community, initially on the […]
Exclusive Interview – Maze Runner author James Dashner on his new novel The Fever Code, the challenges of writing prequels and more
Alex Moreland chats with author James Dashner about his new Maze Runner prequel The Fever Code… Why do you write? Why do I write? Well… you know, it’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was a little kid, when I was very young and I was obsessed with books, and I grew up in […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure pushed back a year as Fox reshuffles its slate
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that production was shut down indefinitely last month following Dylan O’Brien’s on-set accident in March, but 20th Century Fox has announced that it has pushed back the release of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure from its original date of February 17th 2017 to January 12th, 2018. […]
Production on Maze Runner: The Death Cure shut down indefinitely due to Dylan O’Brien injury
Back in March, actor Dylan O’Brien was hospitalised following an accident on the set of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, with reports suggesting he had fractured bones in his face after suffering a fall. Production was halted on the third instalment of the series to allow O’Brien time to recover, and was due to resume on […]
Dylan O’Brien hurt on Maze Runner: The Death Cure; reports of “multiple broken bones”
In news coming out of Hollywood this evening, The Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien has been hurt whilst filming the third film in the franchise, The Death Cure, Entertainment Weekly has posted a statement which 20th Century Fox released on the accident which read: “Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming Maze Runner: The Death Cure […]
Wes Ball returning to direct The Maze Runner: The Death Cure
On the eve of the U.S. release of the second instalment, The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials director Wes Ball has confirmed that he’ll be returning to complete the trilogy with 2016’s concluding chapter The Maze Runner: The Death Cure. “Ultimately our goal is to create an awesome three-movie trilogy,” Ball tells […]
20th Century Fox records $5.5 billion global box office for 2014
One of Hollywood’s major studios, 20th Century Fox, has had a record-breaking year at the worldwide box office. Topping the previous record high set by Paramount Pictures in 2011 by over $350 million, 2014 saw the studio earn in excess of $5.5 billion at this years box office. Hitting it big for the studio in […]
