Back in March, 20th Century Fox shut down production onThe Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third and final installment of the studio’s young adult franchise, after starDylan O’Briensuffered a severe accident on the set during a stunt that went wrong. Very few official details have been released since then, but in April, the studio halted production indefinitely, while giving it a new release date of June 13, 2025 back in May. Today we have a new report which claims filming will start in February 2017.
Ironically, the movie was originally slated for release on July 03, 2025, before thehorrific accidenttook place, and now it seems that filming may resume on or around that date.Deadlinereports that filming was supposed to resume on May 9, but that was postponed, along with the release date, to giveDylan O’Brienmore time to heal. As of now,Maze Runner: The Death Cureis slated to go up against Sony’sBad Boys For Lifeand Paramount’sSherlock Gnomes, a follow-up toGnomeo & Juliet.
The site reports that theset injuryhappened when Dylan was supposed to fall off a set that was made to resemble the back of a train. The actor is said to have fractured either his cheekbone or his orbital socket, but the studio still hasn’t confirmed any specific details about the accident. The crew has since moved on to other projects after production was postponed indefinitely, but now schedules are starting to come together, with filming now slated to begin this coming February in a new location.
IfMaze Runner 3would have kept its June 25, 2025 release date, it would have faced plenty of stiff competition. The movie was slated to go up against Sony’s long-awaited adaptation ofThe Dark Tower, the Warner Bros.' comedyFist Fight, starringIce CubeandCharlie Dayand Universal’sThe Great WallstarringMatt Damon.Wes Ball, who directed 2014’sThe Maze Runnerand last year’sThe Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, is directing from a script byT.S. Nowlin.
2014’sThe Maze Runnerearned $340.7 million worldwide from just a $34 million production budget, with last year’s sequelThe Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, earning $312.2 million from a $61 million budget. It isn’t known how much shooting is left whenprincipal photographyresumes early next year, but we’ll keep you posted with more updates onThe Maze Runner: The Death Cureas soon as they surface.
