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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 21, 2014 17:32:35 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/maze-runner-sequel-september-2015-1201310235/A sequel to “The Maze Runner” will arrive in theaters next September, 20th Century Fox announced on the heels of the first film’s impressive debut. The follow-up to the young adult hit, “The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials” races into theaters on Sept. 18, 2015. There’s potential for more “Maze Runners” beyond that. Author James Dashner also penned another sequel, “The Death Cure,” that could be adapted for the big screen at a future date. “The Maze Runner” topped the weekend box office with $32.5 million domestically and pulled in an additional $37.6 million overseas. It flew past two other new wide releases, “A Walk Among the Tombstones” and “This Is Where I Leave You,” to emerge as the highest grossing film. The sequel will face stiffer competition from action-adventure “Everest,” which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, and an untitled Whitey Bulger biopic with Johnny Depp.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 5, 2014 20:37:32 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/breaking-bad-giancarlo-esposito-maze-runner-sequel-1201319868/“Breaking Bad” villain Giancarlo Esposito has joined the cast of Fox’s “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.” “Maze Runner” has grossed $61 million in two weeks in the U.S. After it topped the Sept. 19-21 weekend, Fox announced a sequel had been greenlit with a Sept. 18, 2015 relesase date. Director Wes Ball is returning as are producers Temple Hill Entertainment and the Gotham Group along with Dylan O’Brien (“Teen Wolf”) as the lead. Esposito will play the Jorge character, a leader of the Cranks group of survivors. His credits date back to “The Usual Suspects” and include “Alex Cross” and “Last Holiday.” Esposito is repped by ICM Partners, Thruline Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman. News was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
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