The Maze Runner is getting a reboot from 20th Century Studios.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Studios is moving forward with a reboot of The Maze Runner. Jack Paglen — known for writing 2014’s Transcendence and working on the story for 2017’s Alien: Covenant — is in negotiations to write the new Maze Runner installment.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Maze Runner movie “is not a redo of the story nor is it a direct sequel to the original trilogy.” Rather, the film will “make a sort of continuation of the story yet also return to the elements that made the first movie connect with its audience.”
Further plot details remain under wraps at this time.
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman, and Marty Bowen will produce the new Maze Runner movie. Wes Ball, who directed the original Maze Runner trilogy, will also serve as a producer.
How many Maze Runner movies have there been?
Based on James Dashner’s 2009 novel of the same name, the first Maze Runner movie was released in 2014. It starred Dylan O’Brien as Thomas, Kaya Scodelario as Teresa, Aml Ameen as Alby, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Newt, Ki Hong Lee as Minho, Will Poulter as Gally, and Patricia Clarkson as Ava Paige.
“Thomas (Dylan O’Brien), a teenager, arrives in a glade at the center of a giant labyrinth. Like the other youths dumped there before him, he has no memory of his previous life,” the synopsis reads. “Thomas quickly becomes part of the group and soon after demonstrates a unique perspective that scores him a promotion to Runner status — those who patrol the always-changing maze to find an escape route. Together with Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), the only female, Thomas tries to convince his cohorts that he knows a way out.”
The Maze Runner was followed by two sequels, 2015’s Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and 2018’s Maze Runner: The Death Cure. All three films are currently available to rent on digital streaming services, while The Scorch Trials is currently streaming on Max.
