Jack Paglen (Transcendence) is in talks to jot down a brand new Maze Runner movie for twentieth Century Studios, Deadline can verify.
Whereas particulars as to the plot of the movie are underneath wraps for the second, it’s described as a continuation of the story of the final three movies, launched between 2014 and 2018, fairly than a direct sequel.
Primarily based on the dystopian YA guide sequence by James Dashner, The Maze Runner takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, the place a bunch of younger survivors should navigate lethal mazes, treacherous landscapes, and sinister organizations as they uncover the reality about their previous and combat for his or her freedom. Wes Ball directed the unique 2014 movie, in addition to sequels Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Loss of life Remedy (2018), all forward of Disney’s acquisition of Fox. Dylan O’Brien and Kaya Scodelario starred within the movies, which grossed over $949 million worldwide in whole.
After producing the unique trilogy, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman of Gotham Group and Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill have returned to provide the brand new movie alongside Ball.
Maybe finest recognized for his work on the sci-fi pic Transcendence starring Johnny Depp, Paglen additionally beforehand labored on Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant. Moreover, he served as co-producer on Netflix’s comedian guide adaptation Magic Order.
Information of Paglen’s involvement with the brand new Maze Runner flick was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.