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[[Wes Ball]] was later named to direct, with a script by [[Noah Oppenheim]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Travis|last=Hopson|url=http://www.punchdrunkcritics.com/2012/08/wes-ball-to-direct-maze-runner.html|title=Wes Ball to direct 'The Maze Runner'|work=Punch Drunk Critics|date=August 24, 2012|accessdate=August 24, 2012}}</ref> [[Wayne Haag]] is to serve as an artist on the film and [[Ellen Goldsmith-Vein]], [[Lindsay Williams]] and [[Lee Stollman]] as producers.<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|url=https://twitter.com/Melihasnewideas/status/276725770322321409|title=We have @jamesdashner The Dashner Dude, then we got @wesball Mr Director Dude and now we have @ankaris Mr Designer Dude!! Good that|work=[[Twitter]]|date=December 7, 2011|accessdate=December 22, 2012}}</ref>
[[Wes Ball]] was later named to direct, with a script by [[Noah Oppenheim]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Travis|last=Hopson|url=http://www.punchdrunkcritics.com/2012/08/wes-ball-to-direct-maze-runner.html|title=Wes Ball to direct 'The Maze Runner'|work=Punch Drunk Critics|date=August 24, 2012|accessdate=August 24, 2012}}</ref> [[Wayne Haag]] is to serve as an artist on the film and [[Ellen Goldsmith-Vein]], [[Lindsay Williams]] and [[Lee Stollman]] as producers.<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|url=https://twitter.com/Melihasnewideas/status/276725770322321409|title=We have @jamesdashner The Dashner Dude, then we got @wesball Mr Director Dude and now we have @ankaris Mr Designer Dude!! Good that|work=[[Twitter]]|date=December 7, 2011|accessdate=December 22, 2012}}</ref>

A release date of February 14, 2014 has been announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/night-at-the-museum-3-release-date-shawn-levy/|title=Shawn Levy Returns to Direct NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3 for December 25, 2014 Release; THE MAZE RUNNER Set to Open February 14, 2014|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|publisher=Collider|date=February 7, 2013|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref>


Creature designer [[Ken Barthelmey]] has created concept designs for the film.<ref>http://theartofken.com/viewblog.php?blogID=the-maze-runner-news-80</ref>
Creature designer [[Ken Barthelmey]] has created concept designs for the film.<ref>http://theartofken.com/viewblog.php?blogID=the-maze-runner-news-80</ref>

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The Maze Runner
AuthorJames Dashner
Cover artistPhilip Straub
LanguageAmerican English
GenreYoung-adult, dystopian future, science fiction, post-apocalyptic
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
October 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages374
ISBN978-0-385-73794-4
LC ClassPZ7.D2587Maz 2009
Preceded byThe Kill Order[1] 
Followed byThe Scorch Trials[2] 

The Maze Runner is the first book in a young-adult dystopian science fiction trilogy of the same name by James Dashner.[2][3] The novel was published October 2009 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House. The book was shopped around and is currently in production for a major motion picture by 20th Century Fox. James Dashner announced in November 2011 that he was writing a prequel to The Maze Runner titled The Kill Order, which was released August 14, 2012.[1]

In the fall of 2005, Dashner had published four books to complete The Jimmy Fincher Saga, which had been with a small regional publisher. His publisher wanted him to write another book, but he decided he would try for a national book market instead. In November of that year he had an idea when going to bed about, "a bunch of teenagers living inside an unsolvable Maze full of hideous creatures, in the future, in a dark, dystopian world. It would be an experiment, to study their minds. Terrible things would be done to them. Awful things. Completely hopeless. Until the victims turn everything on its head."[4] Dashner wrote the book from December 2005 to March 2006.[4]

Book retailer Barnes & Noble included the book as part of its showcasing of new writers for the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010.[2] Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Hard to put down, this is clearly just a first installment, and it will leave readers dying to find out what comes next".[5]

Jessica Harrison of the Deseret Morning News labeled The Maze Runner as "a thrilling adventurous book for kids ages 13+ that will get readers' hearts pumping and leave them asking for more." She noted that it "starts out a bit slow" but as it matched Thomas's confusion and picked up pace as he became more accustomed, she wrote that "it's almost as if Dashner is easing the reader into what becomes a fast-paced, nonstop action." However, she thought the "only drawback" was the "fictionalized slang" that although it "feels realistic and fits with his characters, it gets old pretty fast. On the plus side, however, it's used so often that the reader almost becomes desensitized and learns to ignore it."[6]

A film version of The Maze Runner from Fox was announced, with Catherine Hardwicke signed on as director and Noah Oppenheim hired as screenwriter.[7] Dylan O'Brien will play the lead role of Thomas. [8]

Wes Ball was later named to direct, with a script by Noah Oppenheim.[9] Wayne Haag is to serve as an artist on the film and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman as producers.[10]

Creature designer Ken Barthelmey has created concept designs for the film.[11]

Filming is scheduled to begin in May 2013.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Kill Order to be published in August 2012" (Press release). New York: Delacorte Press. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Shill, Aaron (November 25, 2009). "'Maze Runner' on 'right track'". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  3. ^ Deahl, Rachel (May 30, 2009). "BookExpo America 2009: Parsing the Good 'WTF' Literary Moments from the Bad at First YA Buzz Panel". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b Dashner, James (July 16, 2008). "The Tale of The Maze Runner". The Dashner Dude. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Maze Runner". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Harrison, Jessica (October 3, 2009). "'Maze Runner' provides a thrilling adventure". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  7. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (January 4, 2011). "Young-adult sensation 'The Maze Runner' gets ready to run the movie gantlet (Updated)". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  8. ^ http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2013/04/18/the-maze-runner-dylan-obrien
  9. ^ Hopson, Travis (August 24, 2012). "Wes Ball to direct 'The Maze Runner'". Punch Drunk Critics. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  10. ^ "We have @jamesdashner The Dashner Dude, then we got @wesball Mr Director Dude and now we have @ankaris Mr Designer Dude!! Good that". Twitter. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  11. ^ http://theartofken.com/viewblog.php?blogID=the-maze-runner-news-80
  12. ^ Dashner, James (March 29, 2013). "Much more casting news should be coming very soon. They start filming in May. Release date of Feb 14th 2014 #dashnerchat". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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