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Directed by | Wes Ball |
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Screenplay by | T.S. Nowlin |
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The Death Cure by James Dashner |
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Dylan O'Brien Kaya Scodelario Thomas Brodie-Sangster Ki Hong Lee Giancarlo Esposito Aidan Gillen Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson |
Music by | John Paesano |
Cinematography | Gyula Pados |
Edited by | Dan Zimmerman |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (also known simply as The Death Cure) is an upcoming American dystopian science-fiction action thriller film directed by Wes Ball, based on The Death Cure, the final book in The Maze Runner trilogy, written by James Dashner, with a screenplay by T.S. Nowlin. It is the sequel to the 2015 film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and it is the third and final installment in the Maze Runner film series.
Maze Runner: The Death Cure was originally set to be released on February 17, 2017, in the United States by 20th Century Fox, but the studio rescheduled the film for February 9, 2018 in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D, allowing time for Dylan O'Brien to fully recover from his injuries sustained on-set.
In the conclusion to the Maze Runner trilogy, Thomas and the surviving Gladers prepare to face off against WCKD one last time as they fight to find a cure for the deadly disease known as The Flare that has wiped out most of the world. Friendships and loyalties will be tested and the fight against WCKD will also determine who will survive in the end.
In March 2015, it was confirmed that T.S. Nowlin, who co-wrote the first and wrote the second film, is set to adapt The Maze Runner: Death Cure.
Wes Ball confirmed that, if he returns to direct, the film will not be split into two movies.
On September 16, 2015, it was confirmed that Ball would return to direct the final film.
Principal photography began on March 14, 2016, in Vancouver. Previously it was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con International that filming would begin in February 2016.