The Maze Runner Ending & The Real Experiment Explained
2014's movie adaptation of The Maze Runner ends with some major reveals about Thomas and the experiments, setting up the franchise's future.
The Maze Runner (2014)
The first installment in the Maze Runner franchise, The Maze Runner, is based on James Dashner's 2009 novel of the same name. When sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up in the middle of an intricate maze with no memory, he falls in with a group of other boys who have been working to find their way out of the labyrinth. The maze is filled with deadly techno-organic creatures, and Thomas strives to find his way out of the maze while trying to recover his lost identity.
The Maze Runner
- Director
- Wes Ball
- Release Date
- September 19, 2014
- Studio(s)
- Gotham Group , Temple Hill Entertainment , TSG Entertainment
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Kaya Scodelario , Aidan Gillen , Nathalie Emmanuel , Dylan O'Brien , Patricia Clarkson , Rosa Salazar , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Ki Hong Lee , Giancarlo Esposito , Katherine McNamara
- Writers
- T.S. Nowlin , Noah Oppenheim , Grant Pierce Myers
- Runtime
- 113 Minutes
- Budget
- $34 Million
- Story By
- Franchise(s)
- The Maze Runner
Summary
After they've escaped the Maze, the Gladers face a new set of obstacles and challenges set in the open roads of a desolate landscape.
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