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27/05/2023

Kaya Scodelario's Maze Runner family

Some of Kaya Scodelario's most significant life moments with her husband Benjamin Walker occurred during the trilogy's filming. Scodelario posted a photo of her diamond-clad ring finger on Instagram in December of 2014 during the filming of The Scorch Trials. Later, Metro U.K. revealed that Scodelario and Walker had to postpone their wedding plans to promote The Scorch Trials, although the couple eventually tied the knot in December of 2015.

Scodelario announced her pregnancy in June of 2016, and later posted a picture of her baby boy in December — just months before The Death Cure began filming. During an interview with On Demand Entertainment, Scodelario shared how it felt to be a new mom during filming: "I'm fortunate to have a husband who's an amazing co-parent, and he [Walker] came out with the baby to Africa," she said. "He had his own trailer...But it's nice because he kind of just became part of our Maze Runner family."

The actress revealed that Ki Hong Lee (Minho) had a daughter born about a week apart from Scodelario's son, noting that the two babies "were like little buddies" on set. Scodelario also recalled a breastfeeding story to Marie Claire where she said to O'Brien and Brodie-Sangster, "Boys, you're going to have to deal with this." Luckily, she noted, "No one was weird about it. They know me well enough to know that I would have punched them if they were."

27/05/2023

James Dashner surprised a NY audience

When The Maze Runner family wasn't giving young actors on Twitter the chance of a lifetime, they were surprising fans in the most dramatic way possible. After the studio announced a New York City event titled "The Maze Runner Meet Up With James Dashner," fans were expecting a screening of the first film at the Tribeca Screening Room. But they got so much more.

Fans were promised a sneak peek of the opening The Death Cure scene when they entered the small theater weeks before its release, even signing a hefty amount of legal paperwork to keep things under wraps before entering. So you can imagine fans' disappointment when the moderator announced that the film reel was damaged.

Of course, they were just trolling the fans, and the event was a secret premiere of the entire Death Cure film. While fans in attendance didn't get to see the cast, they were one of the first audiences in the world to see the film — even before the red carpet premiere. Many fans even got to meet Dashner after the movie. And to think, the postponed event was almost canceled entirely because of a snow storm.

25/05/2023

No love triangles necessary

A successful YA franchise without a forced love triangle is almost unheard of — but The Maze Runner film series wrangled success without partaking in that outdated trope. Between the Edward/Bella/Jacob triangle in Twilight and the Peeta/Katniss/Gale drama in The Hunger Games, it's surprising that, according to a Yahoo Entertainment interview, the studio didn't pressure Wes Ball to go that route. And it only makes the story stronger.

The books seem to insert Brenda into the series for the sole purpose of shaking things up between Teresa and Thomas, diluting an otherwise strong female character. Instead of falling down that rabbit hole, nothing overtly romantic between Thomas and Brenda happens on-screen, allowing her character to develop organically. There's something to be said for ditching the love triangle concept, and maybe a YA comeback will occur if more film adaptations go The Maze Runner route.

During an interview with DiscussingFilm.net, Ball noted that they "didn't waste our time with that kind of stigma." He added, "We kind of left out the romance triangle stuff and other angsty coming-of-age aspects. I was just trying to make a cool, fun movie with the resources that we had." Mission accomplished.

22/05/2023

Easter eggs at Memorial Rock

Some YA franchises are unwilling to kill off beloved characters, but The Maze Runner certainly isn't one of them. If you compare the number of main characters who survived the series to those who didn't, the death rates are staggering. And that brings us to the remembrance depicted in the final film, The Death Cure. To honor their fallen friends, the surviving Gladers created the Memorial Rock — reminiscent of the carvings each Glader added to the Maze when they first arrived.

When Thomas etched his name on the Maze wall, discerning fans may have noticed two extra names: "Wes" and "Wyck." Of course, the Easter eggs are referencing none other than director Wes Ball and producer Wyck Godfrey. Paying homage to the original carvings, Ball got another carved shout-out in the Memorial Rock depicted in the series's final moments. Godfrey must have survived the events of the series because his name appears to be absent.

20/05/2023

James Dashner appeared in a cameo

Fans of The Maze Runner books may have noticed a familiar face at the end of the first film. In 2012, author James Dashner tweeted, "I'd love to have a cameo in the movie!!!" He later got his wish. Moviegoers who didn't read the books or follow the author may have missed it, but Dashner has a cameo at the first film's conclusion.

Instead of playing a Good Guy (do those even exist in this series?) Dashner plays one of Ava Paige's henchmen — an orchestrator of the Maze Trials. The author sits at the top left corner at the sleek-looking table (just to the left of a bald man) when Ava declares the Trials a success while she reveals that she "wasn't expecting as many survivors." Charming, Ava.

After the hurdles Dashner went through to get his brainchild published, it's not surprising that he wanted a little piece of the film's glory. According to an interview with Barnes & Noble, it took the writer three years of multiple drafts and a slew of rejections before Random House published The Maze Runner in 2009.

20/05/2023

The Twitter casting

Most fans dream about getting hired as actors on their favorite film franchise, but few live out their fantasy. However, 12-year-old Blake Cooper won that honor after firing up a tweetstorm expressing his desire to play Chuck in The Maze Runner. Even before the films were underway, director Wes Ball was available and willing to listen to the fandom — helping Cooper snag the role of Chuck after a fan-led Twitter campaign.

During an interview with Collider, producer Wyck Godfrey said, "With Chuck, the funny thing is that Wes kept on getting these tweets from this little guy in Atlanta, like 'I'm your Chuck, I'm your Chuck!'" Godfrey noted, "Eventually (Wes) was like, 'Eh, you kind of look like Chuck, the casting director is Denise Chamian. Contact her, I'll tell her you're going to contact her. Send in an audition!'"

The young actor still had to work for his role, of course, but his audition sealed the deal. Ball announced the casting decision on Twitter, bringing everything full-circle. The young actor earned nothing but high praise from his co-stars, too. In a separate Collider interview, O'Brien revealed, "As far as the character goes, he's got Chuck down. He is Chuck. It's great working with him."

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