The first images from the upcoming sequel
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" have been released. Last year's
"The Maze Runner" proved to be quite a hit, grossing $340 million worldwide versus a $34 million budget. Even I thought it was a pretty good young adult adaptation (based on
James Dashner's novels), and I'm not a huge fan of the recent films in this particular genre. Now we have our first images featuring the cast and their new adventures in the sequel, which takes Thomas and the Gladers into a post-apocalyptic world filled with unimaginable obstacles. Producer
Wyck Godfrey gives us an idea of what to expect:
"The first movie was the mystery of ‘Where are we and what is this place? And can we get out?’ But the second movie is about the repercussions of getting out and the discovery of what the world is actually like."
Wes Ball returns to direct and the cast features
Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aidan Gillen, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosa Salazar, Lili Taylor, Barry Pepper, Jenny Gabrielle and
Patricia Clarkson.
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" opens in theaters on September 18th.
Check out the images after the jump.