A New MAZE RUNNER Film is Going Into Development with TRANSCENDENCE Writer Jack Paglen — GeekTyrant

20th Century Studios is developing a new Maze Runner movie and Jack Paglen (Transcendence) is in talks to write the film.

The movie is said to be a continuation of the story of the last three films, but it won’t be a direct sequel. There’s no information given on what the plot of the film will be.

The Maze Runner is a dystopian YA book series written by James Dashner, and it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a group of young survivors must navigate deadly mazes, treacherous landscapes, and sinister organizations as they uncover the truth about their past and fight for their freedom.

I liked the first three films that were directed by Wes Ball (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes). Those films included The Maze Runner (2014), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018).

While the films were good, I really don’t feel the need to revisit that world. The new film will most likely just rehash the first story, anyway. Hollywood is predictable like that.

Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman of Gotham Group and Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill have returned to produce the new film alongside Ball.

Source: Deadline