ComicCon 2015 Master Post

Dylan O'Brien, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Ki Hong Lee with director Wes Ball and author James Dashner appeared at ComicCon 2015 for The Scorch Trials promo! Post will be updated!

More after the cut!

Scorch Trials Cast at Comic-Con and Nerd HQ

Headed to SDCC this year? The Scorch Trials cast and creatives will be there!

Here's what we know so far:

Thursday

Teen Wolf Panel Featuring Dylan

MTV's Teen Wolf panel will be from 5-6pm PT in Ballroom 20! Dylan will be featured on the panel along with his cast-mates.


Special Gaslamp TMR Screening and Q&A with Wes and James

ClevverTV is hosting a special screening of TMR followed by an exclusive sneak peek at The Scorch Trials Thursday July 9th at 7pm at the Gaslamp Theatre. Director Wes Ball and author James Dashner will be there post-screening to do a Q&A. Tweet with the hashtags #ScorchTrials and #ScorchSneakPeek.

Friday

SDCC Signing with James Dashner

 James tweeted that he has a SDCC signing Friday at 3:30pm PST, Table AA09. Be sure to check that our if you're attending!

Saturday

SDCC Hall H Panel

James Dashner tweeted that the cast and creatives will be returning to Hall H for a panel on Saturday July 11th starting at 5:45pm PST. This will presumably be during 20th Century Fox's time frame on Saturday, so The Scorch Trials panel may not be up exactly at that time.

Nerd HQ Panel

The Zachary Levi-hosted charity and fan event will be hosting the cast and creatives for a third year in a row. According to the official Nerd HQ schedule Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, director Wes Ball, and author James Dashner will be live with Conversations for a Cause starting at 7pm PST. Nerd HQ panels are livestreamed on IGN.



Stop by the Random House Kids booth #1515 for tattoos, chapter samples and books from James Dashner and more RHC authors!

More to come!

Why Dylan O'Brien is the King of Stunts

Cast of The Scorch Trials talks with MTV about why Dylan O'Brien is the king of stunts and the tough stunt work they've been pulling this time around.

Dylan: I didn't think it'd be more running, but it is. It's running everywhere. It's running away from things. Up sand dunes. It's just fun. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Thomas: Running up and down sand dunes, I did find that you're just out of breath very quickly. More physically demanding, but I quite like that.

Kaya: The sand just makes you stay still. You're a cartoon: your legs move, but your body doesn't. You sink, lower and lower. I'm the worst. I'm the laziest, by far. I don't like exercise at all and they push me to do it. I look at Dylan and Ki Hong and I'm like 'If they can do it, I can do it too!'

Dexter: Dyl is a freak athlete. I don't know if people know that, but Dylan's really, really fast and really, really talented in baseball. Ki Hong's really fast too. I play a lot of sports, so it was kind of easy for me to jump and get into the running. But I think we were all in the same boat when it came to Albuquerque and dealing with this altitude. This is something that none of us have ever seen before. We definitely ride Ki Hong and Dylan's coattails a little bit, from just knowing how to run and how to look cool running. You learn a little bit of that stuff from them.

Looks like Dylan has a future in stuntwork!

MTV Scorch Trials Behind the Scenes

During filming, MTV got to visit the set of Scorch Trials. Check out their behind the scenes look and interviews with Dylan, Thomas, and Wes.

Dylan on the transition between the films:

At the end of the first film, some of the Gladers make it out and basically, what the Gladers find out is that the world has been taken over by this virus/disease called The Flare. It's like Walking Dead all of a sudden.

Thomas on the film's narrative:

They're thrown into this world with these people that tell us things. They find out that those things aren't necessarily the truth and it's all just a kind of learning experience of trying to find out what the hell's going on.


Wes on adapting the novel(s):
James's been very involved in the choices that we've been making in adapting his book and our approach has basically been to take the rest of his stories, the (next) two books he's created, and we're making two movies out of that rather than just a straight adaptation of the second book. We need to start laying a nice linear arch for these characters for the rest of the saga.


On what to expect from the film:
Wes: A lot of action, a lot of fun, and hopefully the new kind of look at what the franchise we started with in the Maze.

Thomas: I think that the fans will just enjoy seeing us in just a completely different circumstance.

Dylan: The book's insane and we're bringing a lot of that to the movie. It really just opens up the world that was such a mystery in the first one. Of course, with what Wes does with it, it's even cooler. The movie's gonna look amazing, so a little less pressure off of me this time. It's going to be real cool for the fans. I can't wait for them to see it!

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The Scorch Trials Filming

The Scorch Trials cast and crew filmed from October 27th, 2014 to January 2015 in different areas of New Mexico. Check out all of the filming highlights below the cut!

Thomas featured by Flaunt Magazine

Flaunt Magazine features Thomas Brodie-Sangster on his musical inclinations, TMR, and more.

Here are the highlights:

On his successes:

I just feel lucky that I’m still getting jobs and getting to do what I love to do. That’s all I want.

On the TMR cast:

I don’t often get the opportunity to work with people my own age. They’re all really good up-and-coming actors of English and American descent, so it was amazing to work with these people that are in the same situation to what I’m in. We bonded and couldn’t escape because we didn’t have any cars, so we just stuck together and cooked for one another and looked after one another.

On acting:

I’m not a method actor, I don’t take that home with me. You just have to be present, alert, grounded, and real, that’s the most important thing.

On his future:

It depends on what comes up with my auditions, what I end up getting. It always takes me by surprise. The beauty of it is I don’t know what comes up and sometimes it can surprise me. I like the spontaneity and surprise of not knowing.

Be sure to read the rest of the feature here!

Thomas Twitter Q&A with SkyMovies

To promote the release of TMR in the UK, Thomas took over SkyMovies's Twitter account for a Q&A! 

Thomas featured in Interview Magazine

Thomas was featured by Interview Magazine about TMR, Game of Thrones, musical leanings, and more.

On deciding to pursue acting:

It didn't take much persuasion. If you find something you're good at and you enjoy doing it and you're able to make a living out of it, that's what everyone strives for. I already had that at 10.

On his knowledge of the other cast members:

No, I knew of them, but I didn't know them personally. When I agreed to do it, I think Will was already attached and Kaya was already attached. I remember seeing their work for years and always really liking both of them, and Aml [Ameen] as well, who plays Alby. So I knew the Brits fairly well. I didn't know the Americans, but I knew if they'd cast those guys, then the whole cast was probably going to be quite good. I was pleased to see they'd gone for good quality, talented actors. When I got to the States, it became apparent that this is going to be better than I thought it was going to be, which was nice. Meeting [the director] Wes [Ball], I realized, "This guy's a bit of a visionary and I think he's going to have a good hold of the film." Basically, my experience of it got better and better the more I saw of it. I'd never done a big Fox teen movie before; I didn't really know what I was getting myself involved with. I thought I'd like to try it. But everyone involved—Wes and the whole cast and Enrique [Chediak], our director of photography, one of the most important people—was very, very passionate about it and treated it like a proper film, as opposed to just another YA-type, moneymaker. A lot of care and attention went into it and that's always nice, on any project.

On his musical tendencies:

I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent in any instrument, but we always had guitars around. My dad taught me to play drums for Love Actually, and I still play drums now. But I'm not a "drummer."  I'm not a "guitarist." I'm trying to be a bassist. 

Make sure to check out the rest of the interview at the source!

Thomas talks TMR and more with Vulture

Thomas Brodie-Sangster talks TMR, Game of Thrones, and more with Vulture.

Here are the highlights:

On set snake encounters:

By a baby rattlesnake. Which apparently is very dangerous, because they don't know how much venom to release, so they tend to release everything. But apparently it was a dry bite — no venom. He did get rushed to the hospital, just in case, though. We had snake wranglers on set every day, and at the beginning, when we first started using that location, they were catching about ten or 12 snakes a day, and that's including all the snakes, not just deadly ones. I think we had four — or five? — venomous snakes. A water moccasin. A rattlesnake. I can't remember the rest. The snake guys, they just know where to look. It's like they can sense it. It's their passion — it's what they love. They'll just know exactly where it is, before you've even seen it. But yeah, there were a couple times where we'd see something moving in the grass. It just became part of the location, where we were. And there were poisonous spiders as well. Black widows, brown recluses. Nasty, horrible things.

On Newt's accent and his own:

I know! I don't know why that is. I think in the book it hints that Newt is British. I suppose they wanted to kind of mix it up a bit, and show that these people come from all over, or at least, one of us does. But being an actor, an American accent is the main accent you have to do. [Starts speaking in American English] You have to be able to do a standard, generic accent of some type, and it helps a lot. [Shifts back to British English] But also, we grow up watching an awful lot of American films and TV, so most people in England can do an American accent. It may not be amazing, but you can get there.

On filming in the wilderness (a lot):

They say that I was that guy, but I don't remember being that guy! [Laughs.] I like the outdoors. They gave me a machete, and I was learning how to use it, chopping down trees. I've always been good with my hands. I like building and making things. And I just like the idea of being outside. I love the fact that we were surrounded by things that could kill you. That all helps who my character is. It felt like we were really in the place we were supposed to be in. Most of the stuff I do is location stuff. It's normally cold, wet, muddy, locations in England. I much prefer that to working in some studio somewhere, even if you're a lot warmer and spoiled with having craft services./ When you see sweat on us in the film, that's real sweat.

We all took turns cooking. I did a chicken. I did a roast chicken with garlic, rosemary, [and] bacon on top. Kind of standard, but we tried to do the food that would be home food, not restaurant food. The thing you'd miss is your mom's home cooking. Kaya [Scodelario] would do Brazilian dishes. Dexter [Darden] would do his mom's chicken and rice. So everyone would bring their dish, and we'd all meet in a room and share. It was great.

Check out the rest of the interview for more Game of Thrones goodies!

Thomas talks with Teen

Thomas Brodie-Sangster talks all things TMR with Teen!

Here are the highlights:

On how he became Newt:

I heard about it through my agent. They sent me the scripts, and I read it and really liked the premise of it. I like the way that it was about a bunch of boys put together... To survive, they had to unite and come together and support one another and I liked that a lot about it, and then I just put myself down on tape. I originally went down for Newt and for Gally. Will, who plays Gally, he also went for Newt and for Gally. Then I didn't hear back for... two or three months? I just believed that I hadn't got it, and suddenly they called me up and said, 'You got it,' and that was it.

On cast member who he'd take into the Maze with him:

Oh, I don't know... Dylan, he's actually very quick, he's actually a good runner, he groundbreaks fast, but then he'd just leave me behind. *laughs* Yeah, I'd go with Dylan; he's funny too.

On forming bromances on set:

Oh yeah, of course, everyone. It was a set full of boys, and we genuinely really like each other an awful lot, we got along very well, and respected one another as professionals as well. I like them all, I do. I mean, they're all very, very different people. We work really well as a group. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. It was very hot, and in that way it was quite stressful. There were a lot of snakes and spiders around, BUT what was great was that everyone was so relaxed and everyone was just having a good time and wanted to be there and got an awful lot into what they’re doing. So in between shots it was just a laugh; it was just fun, every minute.

On The Scorch Trials:

Not really. I've been told that we go ahead at, like... the end of October? Something like that? I haven't seen a script or anything like that. I suppose it'd have to depend on how it does in the box office, the first one. But yeah, we'll get to make it.

On if Dylan was the Teresa to his Thomas, telepathy wise, what would be on Dylan's mind:

We'd probably try to think of the weirdest thoughts. Or be in a situation where we'd try to say the same thing at the same time.

On keeping in touch with the cast:

Yes, completely. We all have a group chat/texting thing, so we're always texting. Or when we're doing a bit of press and stuff, others will fly out to see us because we're getting together in NY or fly out to LA. Yeah, we're still very much in touch. It's really nice. We're friends for life.

Check out the rest of the interview at the source!

Cast Clips and Conversations at 92Y

James Dashner and the TMR cast participated in a Clips and Conversations Q&A at the 92Y in NYC. Chris Sheffield, Kaya Scodelario, Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Alexander Flores, and Jacob Latimore were in attendance.

Cast on TODAY Show

Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster appeared on the TODAY Show to promote The Maze Runner.

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NYC Screening Presented by Teen Vogue

The cast and James Dashner premiere TMR at the NYC screening presented by Teen Vogue.

Promo Interview Roundup

Check out the latest TMR's cast interviews!

Behind the Scenes: TMR Cast Photoshoot

Check out this amazing behind the scenes footage for a recent cast photoshoot!

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Cast talks TMR with Trailer-Check

Check out these brilliant on-set cast interviews!

Aml Ameen on Alby and Newt's leadership, working with Kaya and Dylan, and more.

Blake Cooper on Thomas and Chuck's relationship, the Greenie life, and more.

Dylan O'Brien on Thomas's curious nature, Thomas and Minho's relationship, mystery of the Grievers, and more.

Kaya Scodelario on working with Wes, energetic and focused Dylan, beauty of the Glade, and more.

Ki Hong Lee on Thomas proving himself, Minho's determination, naturalistic set, and more.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster on the Glade's hierarchy, preservation and unity of the Gladers, and more.

Jacob Latimore on Jeff's med-jack role, Wes's enthusiasm, and more.

Will Poulter on Teresa's feisty and intelligent nature, bootcamp, and more.

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TMR Promo Tour: LA

The cast take their press tour to LA to present a press screening, Extra taping, and more!

JustJared TMR Fan Screening in LA

JustJared organized a lovely fan screening of TMR and Q&A with the cast in LA. Check out all of the details from the cast below!

TMR UK Promo Masterpost

The Maze Runner cast and director Wes Ball did promo for the film and we have a full recap below!

Page To Premiere visits TMR Set

Page to Premiere was one of the lucky few outlets to visit The Maze Runner set last year.

Here are the highlights:

Wyck on Wes Ball:

This is the thing that Wes [Ball] is great at. He can walk in and immediately know, from his visual effects background, ‘I can shoot here, and put the walls in here,’ or ‘No, that doesn’t work for this reason.’ We tried to limit how many times we actually have to see the walls, we obviously want to tell the story, and we want to feel them. Just the nature of it being surrounded by trees let the actors feel like they’re surrounded by walls. Yet every time you look at the village, we’re into woods and a hill, so you don’t have to see the wall in the background of every shot.

Dylan on stuntwork:

I’m always game to do it. I have to realize though that there are some things I can’t pull off as well as a stuntman can. There’s a compromise. I have to know sometimes that it’s better to let the stunt guy do it. Like, rolling down a hill. There was a scene where I had to trip and roll down a hill. There’s no way that A) the production was going to let me do that, or B) that I could pull that off take after take. So it’s a compromise with your stuntman. You let him make you look awesome for that frame.

Wes Ball on Kaya as Teresa: 

I wanted Kaya from the very beginning. I just saw her. I had seen SKINS and stuff and she was much younger, but you see it in the fan responses. I think we’ve got some tremendous response to our casting so far. Everyone is like “Of course. That’s Gally” or “Of course, that’s Teresa!” Teresa is always described as “pale, dark hair, tough girl” and that’s Kaya. She’s gorgeous, but it’s a natural beauty. It’s not like a supermodel beauty and I can’t wait for people to actually meet Kaya on this movie. I think she’s going to be fantastic.

Kaya on TMR cast off set:

 We’ve been going to the cinema a lot. I love that over here you can watch films at midnight, you can’t do that back home. So we’ve been going to late night movies a lot which has been fun.

Ki Hong Lee on getting the part of Minho:

I went in and I auditioned like everybody else, got a call back, kept getting call backs. And I could feel it, I could feel it, like the role was there, I could feel it but it wasn‟t mine yet ya know? And it was torture for like a month, two months or something. I finally got the call, I got the call from my agent he said “Ok, the wait is over, you got it” and I was like [silence]… He’s like “Do you need a couple minutes?” I was like “Yeah!” (laughs) I hung up the phone and ran to my mom and like “MOM, I GOT IT I GOT IT!” It was craziness for five minutes.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster on making Newt his own: 

 I take [Newt] on and I deal with the character in a personal way. I concentrate solely on that and if I make that work then I can only hope that fans appreciate that. You can’ t please everyone. Everyone’s got their own idea of who should be in their head. So I can only do what I think is right and hope that that works for everyone else.

Chris Sheffield on book-to-film changes for Ben:

We definitely stay true to the book. Specifically with Ben there are some differences. Ben’s a runner in the movie; Ben’s not a runner in the book. ‘The Changing’ is, I’m just going to say, takes you by surprise in the movie…for sure. You’ll definitely love Ben and then you’ll just have to see what happens.

Page to Premiere's set visit and their forty things they learned on the set!