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  • ‘The Maze Runner’ Director Updates on Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Scary’ Injury

    Dylan O’Brien is going to be OK. Wes Ball, director of “The Maze Runner” franchise, including the current movie “Death Cure,” issued a statement about his star’s recent injury on the movie’s Vancouver set. Ball said he expects O’Brien will be well enough to return and finish the film after “a few weeks of rest and recovery.”

    Without sharing more details on the car scene-gone-wrong that reportedly left O’Brien with multiple broken bones, the director did take to Twitter to share his own anger, guilt, and sadness about the incident:

    “Well, it’s been a whirlwind of emotions these past few days. I’ve been overwhelmed with feelings of anger and sadness and guilt. But, ultimately I find myself left with a deep love and respect for Dylan. He is one tough cookie. I’m sorry for the grief this accident has caused his friends and family as well as my wonderful cast and crew. It’s scary seeing your friend get hurt, but fortunately, Dylan is going to be just fine. After a few weeks of rest and recovery he’ll be back up and running to finish our adventure together.

    All the best.
    – Wes”


    According to Deadline, O’Brien, 24, fell off the back of a set that was supposed to look like the back of a train. They weren’t clear on the details, but heard he fractured either his cheekbone or orbital socket when he fell on his face.

    After the accident Fox issued a statement to confirm O’Brien’s injury and transfer to the hospital for treatment. They said production on this third film in the “Maze Runner” franchise would be shut down until he recovers. Based on Ball’s note, it sounds like that’s expected to be “a few weeks” away.

    Don’t rush it for the studio, man, heal at your own pace!

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  • ‘Maze Runner’ Star Dylan O’Brien Badly Injured on Set

    Maze RunnerDylan O’Brien, the star of “The Maze Runner” movie series, has been seriously injured on set, according to TMZ.

    He was filming a scene yesterday for “The Maze Runner: Death Cure” involving a car, and he was accidentally run over. He reportedly suffered multiple broken bones.

    A Fox spokesperson told The Wrap, “Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ in Vancouver, Canada. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital for observation and treatment. Production on the film will be shut down while he recovers. Our thoughts go out to Dylan for a full and speedy recovery.”

    “The Maze Runner: Death Cure” is the third film in the franchise, based on the popular dystopian YA novels. O’Brien also stars in MTV’s “Teen Wolf.”

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  • ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Actors Reveal Training Regimen

    The stars of “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails” throw vanity to the wind.

    Sweaty, exhausted and shaky, the actors find themselves on the run In the second installment of author James Dashner’s young adult fiction dystopian thriller, where a group of teens attempt to establish a functioning society after they’re transported into an intricate maze.

    To make the action look convincing, the actors were put through the paces.

    “When you see us in the movie running up those sand dunes and running up that desert—that’s us, that’s not CGI, that’s not stunt people,” Dexter Darden tells Made in Hollywood. “Through the training and through our director he kind of wanted that real vibe, of us struggling and tired. So he would allow us to do all the stunts and that really helped out.”

    “Two weeks before production we would train with a stunt team,” Ki Hong Lee explains. “They had us doing parkour, they had us doing laps, runs, sprints—all in sand.”

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  • ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel Tops Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’

    Jacob Lofland, Alex Flores and Dylan O'Brien in "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials"
    Jacob Lofland, Alex Flores and Dylan O’Brien in “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

    “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” found its way to the top of the box office, collecting $30 million to finish ahead of the Johnny Depp mob drama “Black Mass,” according to weekend estimates.

     

    The sequel to last year’s post-apocalyptic kids-in-peril tale “Maze Runner” likely will fall short of the $32.5 million the first movie generated but still scored a respectable haul for a youth-centered film opening in September after school started.

    “Black Mass,” based on the real story of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, attracted rave reviews and heralded the comeback of Depp after several lackluster films, picking up a solid $23 million for second place.

    “Johnny Depp always swings for the fences, and sometimes he strikes out, but this was a grand slam,” Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president, tells Variety. “He’s the face of evil.”

    “The Perfect Guy” and “The Visit” were neck-and-neck for third place in their second week with about $10 million each, while “Everest” notched a surprise fifth-place finish on 3D IMAX and Premium Large Format screens with $7 million.

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  • 13 Reasons Why Dylan O’Brien Is So Hot Right Now

    Comic-Con International 2015 - Day 1 Teen Wolf,” and now he’s becoming a bonafide movie star with “The Maze Runner” trilogy.

    If you’re wondering why so many teenagers (and some grown-ass adults) are fangirling over O’Brien, look no further, we’ve got all the reasons. Prepare to fall in love.

  • What the Critics Make of ‘Maze Runner’

    What the Critics Make of ‘Maze Runner’

    The thought of being trapped in a never-ending maze is dreadful and tiring – and according to critics, so is the latest installment of Wes Ball’s dystopian sci-fi, “Maze Runner.”

    “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” takes main character Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) on a hunt to the desolate area of Scorch, to find clues about a powerful organization. Rotten Tomatoes gives the action-adventure film a 48 percent rating, and reviewers unanimously agree there was not a lot of thought put into the plot.

    “‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ is larger than its predecessor, last year’s ‘The Maze Runner,’ in every way: in its cast, scope, set pieces and (unfortunately) length. But ‘more’ also means more convoluted. The mythology in these dystopian young adult novels-turned-films can be dense at times, but ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ crams in more lore, supporting characters, backstories and motivations to the extent that it becomes difficult to get a grasp on anything.” — Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com

    “‘The Scorch Trials’ is merely an overly action-packed sequel so generically executed that its characters muster all the personality of jack rabbits on the loose … O’Brien, the star of TV’s ‘Teen Wolf,’ projects the proper amount of stoic leadership as Thomas, but there’s not much personal chemistry between him and [Kaya] Scodelario’s Teresa. For that matter, none of these characters receives enough screen time to develop relationships with us or each other.” — Dann Gire, DailyHerald.com

    Plot aside, some critics at least give the actors an A for effort.

    “Around the film’s midpoint, along comes exactly what and who is needed: an actor who can chew it up without slowing it down. All hail Giancarlo Esposito as Jorge, leader of the Cranks. Later, when warring factions take to the hills, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor pop up as revolutionaries, simultaneously wild-eyed and sympathetic. Adapted by T.S. Nowlin, the material may be cardboard, but the actors do what they can.” — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

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  • ‘Maze Runner’ Stars: We Play Super Kids, Not Superheroes

    Teens trapped in an elaborate labyrinth have to band together to survive in “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.”

    So it is good then that they have their wits—because they have nothing else.

    “These kids aren’t superheroes,” actress Kaya Scodelario tells Made in Hollywood.
    “They’re not ninjas — they’re just guys that are in this situation.”

    Her costar Dylan O’Brien adds, “Yeah, it lines up with the theme of the book.”

    In the second installment of author James Dashner’s young adult fiction dystopian thriller, O’Brien as 16-year-old Thomas mysteriously finds himself transported into an intricate maze where he encounters a group of teenagers establish a functioning society while trying to escape their surroundings.

    “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” opens Friday.

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  • The New ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Trailer Asks, ‘Whose Side Are You On?’

    A new trailer for “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” takes viewers deeper into the mysterious, desolate world of the Scorch, a desert-like wasteland beyond the Glade that’s teeming with its own challenges. Was it worth risking everything to escape in the first place?

    That’s the question on the minds of Thomas (Dylan O’Brien), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), and the rest of their teenage crew, as they go head-to-head with the shady WCKD organization, and its murky plans for them. Janson (Aiden Gillen) tries to persuade Thomas and co. that they’re making a mistake in venturing outside the Glade, but it seems like it’s all just a bunch of mind games designed to keep them in their place.

    Or is it? As we see in the trailer, the Scorch appears to be every bit as grim as foretold, and there’s danger lurking around seemingly every corner. The Gladers team up with a band of resistance fighters to take down WCKD, but it doesn’t come without great personal cost.

    “Who’s side are you on?” Janson asks Thomas at one point in the clip. The division between the two camps may not be so black and white after all.

    “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Barry Pepper, Lili Taylor, and Patricia Clarkson. It’s due in theaters on September 18.

    Watch the trailer

    Photo credit: Richard Foreman, Jr./Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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