Maze Runner ( film series ) - wikipedia Maze Runner ( film series ) Maze Runner Directed by Wes Ball Produced by Ellen Goldsmith - Vein Wyck Godfrey Marty Bowen Lee Stollman Screenplay by T.S. Nowlin Based on The Maze Runner series by James Dashner Starring Dylan O'Brien Kaya Scodelario Thomas Brodie - Sangster Ki Hong Lee Dexter Darden Patricia Clarkson Music by John Paesano Production company Gotham Group Temple Hill Entertainment TSG Entertainment ( 1 -- 2 ) Oddball Entertainment ( 3 ) Distributed by 20th Century Fox Country United States Language English Budget Total ( 3 films ) : $157 million Box office Total ( 3 films ) : $948 million Maze Runner is an American film series consisting of science - fiction dystopian action adventure films based on The Maze Runner novels by the American author James Dashner. Produced by Ellen Goldsmith - Vein and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the films star Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie - Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden and Patricia Clarkson. Wes Ball directed all three films. The first film, The Maze Runner, was released on September 19, 2014 and became a commercial success grossing over $348 million worldwide. The second film, Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials was released on September 18, 2015, and was also a success, grossing over $312 million worldwide. The film series concluded with the release of the third film, Maze Runner : The Death Cure on January 26, 2018. Contents 1 Films 1.1 The Maze Runner ( 2014 ) 1.2 Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( 2015 ) 1.3 Maze Runner : The Death Cure ( 2018 ) 2 Cast and characters 3 Crew 4 Music 5 Reception 5.1 Box office performance 5.2 Critical and public response 6 References Films The Maze Runner ( 2014 ) Main article : The Maze Runner ( film ) The film features Thomas who wakes up trapped in a maze with a group of other boys. He has no memory of the outside world other than dreams about an organization known as WCKD ( World Catastrophe Killzone Department ). Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his purpose and a way to escape. Development for the film began in January 2011 when Fox purchased the film rights to Dashner 's novel The Maze Runner. Principal photography began in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 2013 and ended in July. It was released on September 19, 2014. Maze Runner : the Scorch Trials ( 2015 ) Main article : Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials The film features Thomas and his fellow Gladers as they search for clues about the organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD 's `` vastly superior '' forces and uncover its plans for them all. Principal photography commenced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in October 2014 and ended in January 2015. It was released on September 18, 2015. Maze Runner : the Death Cure ( 2018 ) Main article : Maze Runner : The Death Cure In the finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD - controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze. In March 2015, T.S. Nowlin, who co-wrote the first and wrote the second film, was hired to write Maze Runner : The Death Cure based on the novel The Death Cure. In September 2015, Ball was hired to direct the film. Ball said that the film would not be split into two films. Principal photography took place in Cape Town, South Africa between March and June 2017 for a January 26, 2018 release. Cast and characters Character Films The Maze Runner Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Maze Runner : The Death Cure Thomas Dylan O'Brien Teresa Kaya Scodelario Newt Thomas Brodie - Sangster Minho Ki Hong Lee Frypan Dexter Darden Ava Paige Patricia Clarkson Winston Alexander Flores Gally Will Poulter Will Poulter Alby Aml Ameen Chuck Blake Cooper Zart Joe Adler Jeff Jacob Latimore Ben Chris Sheffield Clint Randall D. Cunningham Brenda Rosa Salazar Aris Jacob Lofland Jorge Giancarlo Esposito Janson Aidan Gillen Vince Barry Pepper Harriet Nathalie Emmanuel Sonya Katherine McNamara Mary Cooper Lili Taylor Marcus Alan Tudyk Lawrence Walton Goggins Crew Occupation Film The Maze Runner Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Maze Runner : The Death Cure Director Wes Ball Producer ( s ) Ellen Goldsmith - Vein Wyck Godfrey Marty Bowen Lee Stollman Ellen Goldsmith - Vein Wyck Godfrey Marty Bowen Lee Stollman Joe Hartwick Jr. Ellen Goldsmith - Vein Wyck Godfrey Marty Bowen Joe Hartwick Jr. Wes Ball Lee Stollman Writer ( s ) Noah Oppenheim Grant Pierce Myers T.S. Nowlin T.S. Nowlin Director of photography Enrique Chediak Gyula Pados Editor ( s ) Dan Zimmerman Dan Zimmerman Paul Harb Music Title U.S. release date Composer ( s ) Label The Maze Runner -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack September 12, 2014 ( 2014 - 09 - 12 ) John Paesano Sony Classical Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack September 11, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 11 ) Maze Runner : The Death Cure -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack January 26, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 26 ) Reception For more details on the reception of each film, see the `` Reception '' section on each film 's article. Box Office performance Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Production budget Ref ( s ) North America Other territories Worldwide All time North America All time worldwide The Maze Runner September 19, 2014 ( 2014 - 09 - 19 ) $102,427,862 $245,891,999 $348,319,861 580 285 $34 million Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials September 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 18 ) $81,697,192 $230,627,911 $312,325,103 810 337 $61 million Maze Runner : The Death Cure January 26, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 26 ) $58,032,443 $229,375,107 $287,407,550 1,377 468 $62 million Total $ 7008242157497000000 ♠ 242,157,497 $ 7008705895017000000 ♠ 705,895,017 $ 7008948052514000000 ♠ 948,052,514 $157 million All Maze Runner films opened at number - one at the North American box - office during their opening weekend. In North America, the Maze Runner film series is the fifth highest grossing film series based on young adult books, after the film series of Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Twilight Saga, and The Divergent Series respectively, earning $242 million. Worldwide, it is the fourth highest grossing film series based on young - adult books, after the film series of Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga, and The Hunger Games respectively, earning $948 million from a $157 million total production budget. Critical and public response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore The Maze Runner 65 % ( 160 reviews ) 57 ( 34 reviews ) A -- Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials 46 % ( 137 reviews ) 43 ( 29 reviews ) B+ Maze Runner : The Death Cure 43 % ( 144 reviews ) 51 ( 37 reviews ) B+ References ^ Jump up to : `` The Maze Runner Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner Movie Set ''. jamesdashner.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Maze Runner Movie Release Date, News, and Updates : 2 New Clips Released in Anticipation of The Premiere ''. hallels.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( September 21, 2014 ). `` Box Office Sunday : ' Maze Runner ' Finds $32.5 M ; Liam 's ' Walk ' Limps In ; ' Where I Leave You ' No. 3 ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Maze Runner Official Twitter ( October 27, 2014 ). `` Maze Runner : Scorch Trials begins filming ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Wentz, Brook ( January 29, 2015 ). `` ' The Maze Runner ' sequel ' The Scorch Trials ' officially wraps filming ''. Hypable. Retrieved January 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Dashner, James ( September 21, 2014 ). `` And like that 's not cool enough, it 's official : THE SCORCH TRIALS movie is coming September 18, 2015. Does n't this look sweet : # ScorchTrials ''. Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Maze Runner : The Death Cure reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2018. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( March 4, 2015 ). `` ' Maze Runner : The Death Cure ' Sets T.S. Nowlin To Pen ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2015. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ; Chi, Paul ( September 16, 2015 ). `` Wes Ball Returning to Direct Third ' Maze Runner ' ''. Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015. Jump up ^ Sciretta, Peter ( October 9, 2014 ). `` ' The Maze Runner ' Finale ' The Death Cure ' Wo n't Be Split Into Two Movies ''. / Film. Retrieved October 24, 2014. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( August 29, 2016 ). `` ' The Maze Runner : The Death Cure ' Will Restart Production In February ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Bailey, Ian ( September 4, 2016 ). `` Maze Runner film production leaving B.C. for South Africa ''. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 5, 2016. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( April 22, 2017 ). `` Deadpool 2 ', ' New Mutants ' & ' Dark Phoenix ' Find 2018 Dates Among Fox 's Slew Of Release Changes & Additions ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( August 25, 2017 ). `` Steven Spielberg 's Pentagon Papers Movie Re-Titled ' The Post ' ''. Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Maze Runner ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) ''. Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) ''. Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Death Cure ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) ''. Apple Music. Retrieved January 26, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Maze Runner ( 2014 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( 2015 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Death Cure ( 2018 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 18, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Maze Runner Movies at the Box Office ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2015. Jump up ^ Subers, Ray ( September 21, 2014 ). `` Weekend Report : ' Maze Runner ' Franchise Off to Strong Start ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Brevet, Brad ( September 20, 2015 ). `` ' Maze ' and ' Mass ' Top Box Office, but ' Everest ' and ' Sicario ' are the Story ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Brevet, Brad Brevet ( January 28, 2018 ). `` ' Maze Runner ' # 1, ' Jumanji ' & ' Showman ' Hold Strong & ' Padmaavat ' Takes Spot in Top Ten ''. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Young - Adult Book Adaptations Movies at the Box Office ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Maze Runner ( 2014 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Cinemascore ''. Retrieved January 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( 2015 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner : The Death Cure ( 2018 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 6, 2018. hide The Maze Runner series by James Dashner Main trilogy The Maze Runner The Scorch Trials The Death Cure Prequels The Kill Order The Fever Code Film series The Maze Runner Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Maze Runner : The Death Cure Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maze Runner ( film series ). 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Question: when is the last maze runner movie coming out
Answer: January 26, 2018