the maze runner film series consists 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 the first two films and is set to direct the third film .

the film series is set to conclude with the third film , maze runner : the death cure which is set to be released on february 9 , 2018 .

maze runner ( film series )

the film franchise that is based on the maze runner book series by james dashner .
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the maze runner is an upcoming film adaptation based on the 2009 novel written by author james dashner .
the maze runner series is back on schedule , following a period of uncertainty that followed a serious on - set injury .
maze runner : the death cure brings the ya dystopian film series based on james dashner ' s novels to an end , and we break down the conclusion .
the first trailer for the third maze runner movie , subtitled the death cure , launches this weekend during the teen wolf series finale .
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 .
all maze runner films opened at number - one at the north american box - office during their opening weekend . [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] 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 . [ 28 ] 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 $ 949 million from a $ 157 million total production budget . [ 24 ]
‘the maze runner’ tops weekend box office with $ 32 . 5 million | deadline
following a year’s delay , maze runner : the death cure is finally filming .
wes ball has confirmed that he’s returning to direct “the maze runner : the death cure . ” ball directed last year’s “the maze runner” and “the maze runner : the scorch trials , ” which opens this weekend . the films are based on james dashner’s dystopian science fiction series . shooting for “the death cure , ” the third and final film in [ … ]
new images from the upcoming film maze runner : the death cure have been released online , and a trailer is coming soon .
‘maze runner : the death cure’ sets t . s . nowlin to pen - deadline
maze runner : the death cure ' sets t . s . nowlin to pen
' the maze runner ' opens at no . 1 , lands a sequel - cnn
explore the glade and uncover the secrets to the maze in the ultimate maze runner movie companion book . this action - packed volume features nearly 100 thrilling full - color photographs , up - close profiles of the gladers , and details about the glade , the maze , and more ! a must - have for fans of the maze runner series , who’ll want to learn all they can about the maze runner movie .
the next installment of the film , the maze runner 2 : scorch trials , is already set to bow september 18 , 2015 .
we interview the stars of maze runner : the death cure about their experience on the film and their feelings about the franchise ending .
dylan o’brien will be fine , ‘maze runner’ director tweets after b . c . set injury
the reviews aren ' t pretty for the final entry in the maze runner series , the death cure . see what critics are saying about this lame duck threequel .
maze runner : the death cure is the third installment of the maze runner movie franchise , based on the 2011 novel the death cure by james dashner . the film is directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox .
ball directed last year’s “the maze runner” and “the maze runner : the scorch trials , ” which opens this weekend . the films are based on james dashner’s dystopian science fiction series . shooting for “the death cure , ” the third and final film in the fox franchise , is slated to begin in december .
production on the third maze runner film has been postponed indefinitely as a result of serious injuries sustained by star dylan o ' brien in march .
the maze runner is scheduled to be released on september 19 , 2014 in the united states .
the maze runner chapter ii : the scorch trials is set for release september 18 , 2015 .
wes ball has confirmed that he’s returning to direct “the maze runner : the death cure . ”
' maze runner ' star dylan o ' brien run over by a car and . . .
production of the latest instalment in the maze runner series of feature films , which began in british columbia , is set to resume next year – but not in this province .
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“ the maze runner ” kicked off a fresh young adult film franchise this weekend when it raced to an $ 81 . 5 million debut globally .
following the release of promotional still from the film , fox releases the first trailer for maze runner : the death cure starring dylan o ' brien .
book series into movies , and the first film was very successful ( over $ 200 million worldwide ) and warrants a follow up .
get lost in the thrilling action and twisting plotlines of james dashner’s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series . read the first two books— the maze runner and the scorch trials —discover lost files from the offices of wicked , and learn forgotten glader memories in this collectible double edition .
fox has now announced that maze runner : the death cure will be released on january 18 , 2018 .
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on october 11 , fox confirmed the maze runner ' s release date was postponed to september 19 , 2014 .
weeks ahead of its release , the dylan o ' brien - spearheaded maze runner : the death cure is the most talked about film in the last week of 2017 .
overall , the maze runner is a solid piece of science fiction that features an interesting story and some compelling visuals .
‘maze runner : the death cure’ movie no . 3 gets ok ; t . s . nowlin to write | deadline
the maze runner
ran away with the weekend box office , ringing up the best debut since early august .
for more details on the reception of each film , see the
reception
section on each film ' s article .
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 .
maze runner : the death cure was slated for release in february 2017 , but looks unlikely now to meet that schedule .
20th century fox releases a trailer preview for the maze runner : the death cure , confirming the trailer will premiere tomorrow .
maze runner 3 pushes the predator from feb . 9 to aug . 3 next year where it will share the marquee with sony’s holmes and watson and disney’s untitled live - action film .
we talk to maze runner : the death cure director wes ball about the film ' s home release , completing the trilogy of ya movies , and what ' s next for him .
it was first announced in january 2011 that a film version of the maze runner had been set up at fox , with catherine hardwicke signed on as director and noah oppenheim hired as screenwriter .
take a look at maze runner : the death cure star dylan o ' brien ' s career on and off the screen .
maze runner : the death cure provides a satisfactory concluding chapter to the ya dystopian trilogy , and little else beyond action spectacle .
all will be revealed in this jaw - dropping prequel to james dashner’s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series . this is the story that fans all over the world have been waiting for—the story of how thomas and wicked built the maze . you will not want to miss it .
in the film , alby dies when the grievers enter the glade , and thus does not escape the maze and sacrifice himself .
read the first book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the maze runner is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
after production on the third maze runner film was delayed a year due to a serious on - set accident , it seems fans will have to wait a little longer once more to see the death cure .
read the fourth book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
maze runner : the scorch trials takes about three minutes to figure out and then another one hundred and twenty - seven minutes to end .
in light of the nearing release date for maze runner : the death cure , fox releases a brand new poster for the upcoming threequel .
exclusive : pages from maze runner : the death cure official graphic novel prelude by boom ! comics reveal what happens after the scorch trials .
20th century fox ' s recent release date rejig has delayed the release of maze runner : the death cure until february 2018 . . .
maze runner : the death cure dashes from jan . 12 , 2018 to feb . 9 where it will compete with uni’s fifty shades freed and an untitled warner animation film on the weekend prior to valentine’s day .
“the maze runner” kicked off a fresh young adult film franchise this weekend when it raced to an $ 81 . 5 million debut globally . despite the monster grosses of “the hunger games” and “twilight , ” hit young adult films like “the maze runner” are the exception and not the rule . just ask the good folks behind “ender’s game , ” [ … ]
maze runner : the scorch trials is a film based on the 2010 novel the scorch trials written by james dashner . the film was directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox . filming began on october 27 , 2014 and ended on january 27 , 2015 . it was released on september 18 , 2015 . the film has a runtime of 132 minutes .
maze runner : the death cure is expected to top the box office in its opening weekend overtaking holdover hit jumanji : welcome to the jungle .
maze runner : the death cure was delayed by almost a year after dylan o ' brien injured himself in a serious on - set accident .
one of his maze runner franchise costars wants to see dylan o ' brien star in the nightwing dc comics movie that is currently in development .
it was march 2016 when actor dylan o’brien , star of the dystopian young adult series collectively known as the maze runner , was seriously injured on the set of the third film , the death cure . at first filming was set to resume that may , until the studio and producers were informed that o’brien’s injuries were more serious than previously thought .
the death cure on twitter :
maze runner : the # deathcure new release date is january 26 , 2018 . gladers , get ready !
rosa salazar announced to play brenda in the scorch trials film . - hollywood reporter
aidan gillen announced to play janson in the scorch trials film . - hollywood reporter
having caught lightning in a bottle , fox wasted no time announcing a sequel . “maze runner : scorch trials” will open on sept . 18 , 2015 .
our box office predictions for the weekend of january 26 - 28 , where maze runner : the death cure looks to unseat jumanji from the top spot .
the film series consists of science - fiction dystopian action adventure films based on the maze runner novels by the american author james dashner . they begin with 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 w . c . k . d . 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 . [ 2 ] principal photography began in baton rouge , louisiana in may 2013 and ended in july . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] it was released on september 19 , 2014 . [ 5 ]
the maze runner is about a teenage boy named thomas waking up inside a maze with no memory of the outside world . he now has to uncover his past and the mystery of how and why he ' s locked up inside the maze . he soon discovers that he is not alone as there is already a group of boys locked with him inside the maze as well .
read the second book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series that is soon to be a motion picture , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 , and is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . this special movie tie - in hardcover edition features an eight - page full - color insert with photos from the film . the first book , the maze runner , is now a movie featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner’s newest series : the mortality doctrine that includes the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts . solving the maze was supposed to be the end .
the mysteries of the maze hold them hostage . watch the new trailer for the maze runner now ! when thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys , he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as w . c . k . d . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape . based on the best - selling novel by james dashner . watch it now on digital hd urltoken on blu - ray & dvd dec 16 urltoken cast : dylan o’brien , kaya scodelario , aml ameen , thomas brodie - sangster , will poulter subscribe : urltoken connect with the maze runner online : visit the maze runner website : urltoken like the maze runner on facebook : urltoken follow the maze runner twitter : urltoken follow the maze runner on instagram : urltoken about 20th century fox : official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies . home of avatar , aliens , x - men , die hard , deadpool , ice age , alvin and the chipmunks , rio , peanuts , maze runner , planet of the apes , wolverine and many more . connect with 20th century fox online : visit the 20th century fox website : urltoken like 20th century fox on facebook : urltoken follow 20th century fox on twitter : urltoken the maze runner | official trailer 2 [ hd ] | 20th century fox urltoken
read the second book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series that is soon to be a motion picture , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 , and is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a movie featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
despite the monster grosses of “the hunger games” and “twilight , ” hit young adult films like “ the maze runner ” are the exception and not the rule .
the final maze runner : the death cure trailer arrives , setting up the big showdown between thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) and the forces of wckd .
watch the exclusive trailer for the maze runner . when thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys , he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as w . c . k . d . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape . based on the best - selling novel by james dashner . watch it now on digital hd urltoken on blu - ray & dvd dec 16 urltoken cast : dylan o’brien , kaya scodelario , aml ameen , thomas brodie - sangster , will poulter subscribe : urltoken connect with the maze runner online : visit the maze runner website : urltoken like the maze runner on facebook : urltoken follow the maze runner twitter : urltoken follow the maze runner on instagram : urltoken about 20th century fox : official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies . home of avatar , aliens , x - men , die hard , deadpool , ice age , alvin and the chipmunks , rio , peanuts , maze runner , planet of the apes , wolverine and many more . connect with 20th century fox online : visit the 20th century fox website : urltoken like 20th century fox on facebook : urltoken follow 20th century fox on twitter : urltoken the maze runner | official trailer 2 [ hd ] | 20th century fox urltoken
the first maze runner , which starred relative newcomers dylan o’brien and ki hong lee , grossed over $ 100m domestically and $ 238m internationally — well enough to introduce the property and the actors to overseas audiences . with that in pocket , the studio jumped into the second film with the maze runner : the scorch trials , which is in post production and is scheduled to bow september 18 . wes ball directed both and nowlin will get sole writing credit on the second , and has an exec producer credit . the third is called the maze runner : the death cure .
the maze runner is a film based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by james dashner . the film was directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox . development began in january 2011 , filming began on may 13th and ended on july 12 , 2013 . it was released on september 19 , 2014 .
topping the weekend was maze runner : the scorch trials with $ 30 . 3 million to go along with a
b +
cinemascore . both the weekend box office and score are down from the first film in the franchise , last year ' s the maze runner , which opened with $ 32 . 5 million and an
a -
cinemascore . this makes for an easy comparison with the divergent series , which saw the second film open with $ 2 . 4 million less than its predecessor . worldwide , scorch trials has already brought in $ 78 million for a worldwide come of $ 108 . 3 million .
pittacus lore ' s ( the pseudonym of james frey and jobie hughes ) science fiction series seemed like the perfect material for a film in 2011 . but the sequel was shelved . however , alex pettyfer strikes again .
mr . klapwyk said about 308 iatse members worked on the film during its production .
again , this doesn’t mean the film is locked in as a multi - billion - dollar success . but it proves a point : that this film is a legitimate contender and there is a very real and passionate fanbase out there excited for this film .
james dashner ( novel ) t . s . nowlin ( film ) [ 1 ]
the film was released on blu - ray and dvd on december 16 , 2014 .
this is the latest film based on the series of young - adult novels written by james dashner . the first movie came out in 2014 and was moderately successful , grossing $ 102 . 4 million domestically . a sequel ,
read the third book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , will soon be a movie that hits theaters september 18 , 2015 ! also look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
“maze runner : the scorch trials” is larger than its predecessor , last year’s “ the maze runner , ” in every way : in its cast , scope , set pieces and ( unfortunately ) length . but “more” also means more convoluted . the mythology in these dystopian young adult novels - turned - films can be dense at times , but “maze runner : the scorch trials” crams in more lore , supporting characters , backstories and motivations to the extent that it becomes difficult to get a grasp on anything .
the first book in james dashner’s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , is soon to be a movie , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 ! inside the maze runner : the guide to the glade is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent .
dylan o’brien was severely injured on a b . c . set filming the death cure , one of the maze runner movies . filming is being moved to south africa .
“the maze runner” was a solid performer , sprinting toward $ 345 million at the worldwide box office . “the death cure” will hit theaters on feb . 17 , 2017 .
box office final : ‘maze runner’ finds $ 32 . 5m ; liam’s ‘walk’ limps in with $ 12 . 7m ; ‘where i leave you , ’ $ 11 . 5m
what set “the maze runner” apart was a cast led by “teen wolf” star dylan o’brien and a plot that had a group of teenagers struggling to survive a deadly labyrinth .
t’s possible both to begin and end the maze runner : scorch trials not really knowing what in holy hell a scorch trial is . would you need a new suit ?
those agile teenagers who survived the maze , in the first film from james dashner’s ya series , have now been whisked by helicopter to an underground compound , where they wake up in sterile captivity . as soon as they’re given medical tests , we may smell a rat . what are they being kept for ?
fanmade film trailer of the last part of the maze runner saga . music : - full armor , full force by epic score - vendetta by jon blankenburg scenes : - elysium - world war z - terminator : salvation - aurora - captain america : the winter soldier - inception - teen wolf - state of emergency - the wolverine - maze runner ' s book trailer - the death cure ' s book trailer thanks and enjoy : )
as of april 28 , 2012 , the film had not yet been green - lighted .
breaking bad star giancarlo esposito to play jorge in the scorch trials film . - entertainment weekly
the perfect gift for fans of the hunger games and divergent , this boxed set includes all five hardcover editions of james dashner’s # 1 new york times bestselling series– the maze runner , the scorch trials , the death cure , the kill order , and the fever code . the first and second books , the maze runner and the scorch trials , are now major motion pictures featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner’s newest bestselling series—the mortality doctrine : the eye of minds , the rule of thoughts , and the game of lives .
box office sunday : ' maze runner ' finds $ 32 . 5m ; liam ' s ' walk ' limps in ; ' where i leave you ' no . 3
20th century fox exercised the option to buy the scorch trials for a film adaptation . - deadline
20th century fox announced the scorch trials film would premiere on september 18 , 2015 . - twitter
perfect for fans of divergent and the hunger games , this special movie tie - in edition of the new york times bestseller the maze runner features an eight - page full - color insert with photos from the film and an exclusive fan sticker . the maze runner movie , featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien , as thomas ; kaya scodelario as teresa ; aml ameen as alby ; will poulter as gally ; and thomas brodie - sangster as newt ! and look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
believe it or not , the first novel in the maze runner series came out almost 10 years ago . it took five years for 20th century fox to turn that young adult thriller into a blockbuster picture , one that would take star dylan o ' brien from small - screen fame to big - screen action star and kickstart a film franchise that would go on to amass almost a billion dollars across three installments . the latest , maze runner : the death cure , may have suffered from some behind - the - scenes drama , but its blu - ray release is among the best you ' re likely to …
fans of young - adult fiction - - or anyone with young adults in their lives - - probably are familiar with
the maze runner ,
james dashner ' s fantasy tale .
the movie — the third in the maze runner trilogy — had been set for a presidents day weekend release date of feb , 17 , 2017 . wes ball is directing the film . o’brien’s character is on a mission to find a cure to the “flare , ” a deadly disease .
follows a group of kids living in a mysterious expanse surrounded by an impenetrable maze . the maze opens up during the daytime and closes at night allowing the walls to shift into new configurations . the first “glader” emerged into the glade and maze three years ago , and a new glader has appeared once a month since then . in the maze runner , a final “glader” emerges , the first girl to ever rise from the elevator shaft — teresa ( played by
exclusive : with a box office take of over $ 340m worldwide , the maze runner got off to a great start last fall becoming another film franchise for 20th century fox . now , with two films already under their belt , word comes that t . s . nowlin , who co - scripted the first movie and scripted the second installment , just sealed a deal to pen a third . all are based on james dashner’s bestselling ya series .
stars : dylan o’brien , thomas brodie - sangster , kaya scodelario , giancarlo esposito , rosa salazar , aidan gillen , walton goggins , ki hong lee , barry pepper , will poulter , patricia clarkson | written by t . s . nowlin | directed by wes ball this third and final entry in the maze runner franchise gives the ya series a rousing send - off , stream - lining the books’ overly complex plot in favour of a succession of exciting action set - pieces . it might be a little too long at a posterior - troubling two hours and twenty minutes , but better that than splitting the third part of the trilogy into two movies , like certain other dystopian teen movies we could mention . to its credit , maze runner : the death cure assumes audiences are already familiar with the events of 2014′s the maze runner and 2015′s the maze runner : the scorch trials , because otherwise , what are you doing here in the first place ? to that end , the film opens in rip - roaring fashion ,
it’s enough to make you wish they’d just go back into the damn maze already . c
on september 16 , 2015 , it was confirmed that ball would return to direct the third film .
dylan o ' brien confirmed to reprise his role as thomas in the scorch trials film . - buzzfeed
badly hurt : dylan o ' brien , pictured in september 2015 , was injured in an on set accident while filming maze runner : the death cure in vancouver , canada , on march 18 .
the perfect gift for fans of the hunger games and divergent , this boxed set includes all of the paperback editions of james dashner’s # 1 new york times bestselling series– the maze runner , the scorch trials , the death cure and the kill order . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv’s teen wolf , dylan o’brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , is soon to be a movie , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 ! also look for james dashner’s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
not only did the maze runner far exceed expectations at the box office ( now with a total worldwide gross of 340 million ) , the sequel has created a lot of buzz for itself as well .
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making the film in b . c . directly created about 300 union jobs , plus spinoff work . to date , the film series featuring mr . o ' brien as the leader of a group of people trying to survive after earth has been devastated by a solar flare , has earned about $ 600 - million ( u . s . ) at the global box office .
in the book , gally throws a knife at thomas . in the film , gally shoots a gun .
y for its strong international bow . the maze runner provides the studio a template for how to effectively market a late - september release to the ya audience for its sequel next year . so tweak away .
in
the maze runner ,
dylan o ' brien stars as the newcomer among a group of teens trapped in a mysterious glade , unsure why they ' re there or how to navigate the massive , menacing maze that appears to be their only way out . the film ' s strong opening should help restore some of the faith in ya novel adaptations after the recent weak performance of
the giver .
the maze runner is now a major motion picture from twentieth century fox . don’t miss the sequel , the maze runner phase two : the scorch trials , coming to theaters on september 18 , 2015 , with dylan o’brien as thomas , kaya scodelario as teresa , will poulter as gally , thomas brodie - sangster as newt , rosa salazar as brenda , giancarlo esposito as jorge , and aidan gillen as the rat man .
in the epic conclusion to the maze runner saga , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final mission . 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 .
gotta give props to the film’s star dylan o’brien , who did a nice job executing the role and led a very good ensemble cast of young actors . i understand he worked his fanny off promoting this film , too .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
embarks on a mission to find a cure to a deadly disease known as the flare . the film also stars
in the book , gally turns on the gladers because he remembers seeing thomas in the changing , similar to ben . in the film , his motive is a fear of what will await them outside the maze .
that said , i enjoyed the maze runner but almost wish the first book were a series of television . i don’t think we got enough time to fully enjoy the situation at hand and explore the characters and mysteries . for me , it all happened so quickly . i’m not someone who has read the books but i’m glad that ball will not be splitting the third book into two films .
according to the cast , ' the maze runner : the scorch trials ' was filmed in albuquerque , new mexico which was mile high city . ( it can get up to 8 , 000 ft above sea level )
20th century fox has confirmed [ 13 ] that the death cure will be adapted in 2016 and with the screenplay written by t . s nowlin who wrote the screeplays for both the first and second maze runner movies .
a recent reshuffle by 20th century fox has seen wes ball ' s third maze runner outing shifted back to february 9th , 2018 from its earlier january release date , so fans will want to adjust their calendars accordingly .
in the conclusion to the maze runner trilogy , 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 .
the maze runner is a well told story in its own right , but many of the parts will be familiar . that said , this cross between the lord of the flies and the hunger games leaves you wanting more .
in march , 24 - year - old star dylan o’brien was involved in an accident , reportedly involving a car , which resulted in his hospitalisation and an indefinite delay on the filming for maze runner : the death cure .
the group traversing the scorch in the film is much smaller , and consists of most named characters of the book .
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 . [ 11 ] in september 2015 , ball was hired to direct the film . [ 12 ] ball said that the film would not be split into two films . [ 13 ] principal photography took place in cape town , south africa between march and june 2017 for a january 26 , 2018 release . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ]
the maze runner stars ' teen wolf ' heartthrob dylan o ' brien as thomas , along with thomas brodie - sangster as newt , kaya scodelario as teresa , will poulter as gally , and patricia clarkson as chancellor ava paige .
fox has moved back its release for “the maze runner : the death cure” by nearly a year to jan . 12 , 2018 , as star dylan o’brien recovers from his march 17 injuries after an on - set car accident .
that meant that “the maze runner” was able to attract roughly an equal number of men and women , with 49 % of the opening crowd being male . appealing to men certainly helped “the hunger games , ” which drew an opening crowd that was 39 % male in 2012 , and it worked this time around as well . in order to broaden the film’s appeal , “the maze runner” was marketed as an action - heavy thriller . that also helped it stand out from “ the giver , ” “ divergent ” and all the other dystopian adventures popping up on screens these days .
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 . [ 10 ]
although the film ' s production team has complied with orders by b . c ' s workplace safety agency on properly and safely executing stunts , the science - fiction film is to be finished in south africa when shooting resumes in february .
like “the maze runner , ” these pictures arrived with literary pedigree allowing their backers to proclaim , “based on the best - selling phenomenon , ” while crowing about “brand pre - awareness . ” that’s lovely . it’s just not enough .
i think i have a touch of apocalepsy - - excessive sleepiness caused by prolonged exposure to three - and four - part series in which adolescents rebel against oppressive governments represented by esteemed actors .
such is the stuff of “the maze runner , ” which hews pretty closely to the ya - novel formula that’s reliably produced so many hugely successful film adaptations in recent years . and , indeed , director wes ball ’s film is based on the best seller by james dashner . it features a similar structure , hits some recognizable beats and includes some character types that will seem pretty familiar to anyone who’s seen the “hunger games” films , or “divergent , ” or “the giver . ”
the crew went their separate ways after the second postponement , but now schedules have been worked out to move forward early next year , albeit in a new location . maze runner : the death cure still will be directed by wes ball . the script by t . s . nowlin was adapted from one of the series of the popular books by james dashner . wyck godfrey , ellen goldsmith - vein and lee stollman are the producers .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
the second film in the popular dystopian ya series the maze runner won the weekend box office , taking in $ 30 . 3 million and just beating out black mass . the johnny depp vehicle , in which depp portrays with chilling histrionics the infamous boston gangster james
whitey
bulger , earned early buzz for depp ' s
comeback
performance ( whatever
comeback
even means anymore ) , though it earned bleh reviews this weekend . it made $ 23 . 3 million opening weekend , with an irregularly high 10 percent of the grosses coming from boston , where the film is set . ( boston tends to account for 2 . 7 percent of movie grosses , on average . )
fox has moved back its release for “the maze runner : the death cure” by nearly a year to jan . 12 , 2018 , as star dylan o’brien recovers from his march 17 injuries after an on - set car accident . fox made the announcement friday , a month after disclosing that resumption of principal photography on “maze runer : the death [ … ]
the first of christopher paolini ' s successful inheritance cycle series ,
eragon
was adapted in 2006 during the fantasy boom , inspired by
harry potter .
but the film , starring ed speleers , didn ' t reach the expectations of fans who adored the books . none of the other books has been adapted .
also part of the
narnia
and
harry potter
fantasy boom , the first of philip pullman ' s
his dark materials
series hit the screen in 2007 . it was full of star power , with daniel craig , nicole kidman and newcomer dakota blue richards as young lyra , as well as plenty of cgi . but the series has yet to continue on the big screen .
1 ) . the maze runner ( fox ) , 3 , 064 theaters / $ 11 . 3m fri . ( includes $ 1 . 1m late nights ) / 3 - day est . cume : $ 30m to $ 32m / wk 1
in the book , thomas beats up gally with his fists for killing chuck . in the film , minho throws a spear into gally ' s heart , presumably killing him . however , he reappears later on in the book series , so there is reason to believe he may be revealed to survive in the films as well .
based on the popular maze runner book series , maze runner : the death cure arrives on digital download on 21st may and 4k ultra hd , blu - ray and dvd 28th may . in the most thrilling adventure yet that is “a class above anything that’s gone before” , fans will be taken on a non - stop action thrill ride as thomas ( dylan o’brien ) , newt ( thomas brodie sangster ) and teresa ( kaya scodelario ) take us on the last and final quest . fans who buy on 4k ultra hd or blu - ray will also be treated to 90 minutes of heart stopping special feature content including commentary , deleted scenes , and a behind - the - scenes look at the evolution of the cast’s friendships over the years ! to celebrate , we’re giving away 2 dvd copies in the epic conclusion to the maze runner saga , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final mission . to save their friends , they must
fans of suzanne collins '
hunger games
may mourn the end of the film franchise with the release of the last film ,
mockingjay - - part 2 .
here are more young adult titles that went from the bookshelf to the box office .
while in a competition with another boy , named captain gally , the boy suddenly remembers his name is thomas . the next day , thomas is attacked by ben , a runner who has been stung by a griever – deadly techno - organic creatures that roam the maze at night . ben is forced into the maze and left to die as there is no cure for what the griever infected him with . minho , the lead runner , and alby later retrace ben ' s steps inside the maze . minho reappears at dusk dragging alby , who is stung , but they are unable to reach the closing entrance in time . thomas spontaneously runs into the maze to help but all three are trapped . during the night in the maze , thomas and minho tie alby up high on the maze wall to hide him from the grievers , but minho abandons thomas when a griever emerges from the center of the maze . thomas slides under the maze wall , managing to hide from a griever . later , thomas finds minho and his actions during the night keeps them alive , and he kills a griever by tricking it into a narrow , closing passageway thus causing it to be crushed , making him the first to ever survive a night in the maze and kill a griever . to the other boys ' astonishment , they return the next morning .
in fact , since the
maze
novel is part of a trilogy - - and since the movie nearly made back its $ 34 million production budget in just three days - - it was no surprise when fox announced plans for a sequel before the weekend even ended .
the maze runner : scorch trials
is scheduled to hit theaters september 18 , 2015 .
the studio added , “the resumption of principal photography on maze runner : the death cure has been further delayed to allow dylan o’brien more time to fully recover . we wish dylan a speedy recovery and look forward to restarting production as soon as possible . ”
the premise seems both smart and intriguing , but the film directed by wes ball bears many of the cruder markings of ya fiction .
follow - up — was going to tank on its opening weekend . the film ended up grossing $ 63 million worldwide , or nearly
1 ) . the maze runner ( fox ) , 3 , 064 theaters / $ 11m to $ 11 . 5m fri . ( includes $ 1 . 1m late nights ) / 3 - day est . cume : $ 30m to $ 32m / wk 1
there are four books in the dashner series , the last being the kill order . the first film — about a boy who is has no memory that ends up in a strange world that he fights to get out of , chased all the while through a maze by robotic monsters — ended well set for a sequel . in the second film he finds himself in another unexpected reality with a government and land that is a wasteland in a fierce battle with cranks while trying to figure out wicked . in the third installment , the hero’s memory starts to return and he realizes that wicked is not to be trusted .
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 . [ 1 ]
margaret stohl and kami garcia ' s bestselling series opener
beautiful creatures ,
starring alden ehrenreich and alice englert , didn ' t fare well at the box office , but the books have sold millions of copies , and the fan base continues to grow . a spinoff series of books ,
dangerous creatures ,
is also in the works , thanks to 4 million new readers after the movie ' s debut in february 2013 .


the film was widely panned by critics and has since been considered to be one of the worst films ever made .

jack and jill " won " all 10 golden raspberry awards for 2011 , breaking battlefield earth 's record for the most razzie wins for a single film .

jack and jill ( 2011 film )

jill and jack ( both , adam sandler ) in columbia pictures ' jack and jill .
jack and jill [ 2011 ] [ pg ] - 4 . 4 . 3 | content rating | urltoken
jack and jill is a 2011 american comedy film directed by dennis dugan , written by steve koren and adam sandler , and starring sandler , katie holmes , and al pacino . the film was released on november 11 , 2011 by columbia pictures .
guess we’ll have a year to wait and see , because jack and jill doesn’t hit theaters until november 11 , 2011 .
the result is that scenes between jack and jill are tolerable because of jack . scenes of jack without jill are pretty good or better . and scenes of only jill are work to sit through .
box office : jack and jill went up the till . . . - blog - the film experience
immortals , jack and jill and j . edgar all received a b cinemascore .
“jack and jill” is rated pg ( parental guidance suggested ) . poop jokes .
adam sandler , left , as jill , and al pacino as himself in “jack and jill , ” directed by dennis dugan .
unfunny girl . . . adam sandler as jill in jack and jill . photograph : col pics / everett / rex features
jack sadelstein ( adam sandler ) has his normal tranquil life turned upside down when his twin sister jill ( also adam sandler ) arrives for visit . ( original title - jack and jill ) © 2011 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .
the break - up of r . e . m . - 2011 music moment
jack and jill , in case you inexplicably missed it in theaters , is currently out on dvd .
jack ' s wife , erin , is unlikable and bland , as she scolded jack for yelling at jill in the theater , even though jill was in the wrong for answering her phone loudly .
slapstick and physical comedy throughout : jack ' s son punches his aunt jill , and she falls off her chair . jack , disguised as jill , shoves and hits al pacino , and he retaliates . jill punches a bathroom attendant , who goes flying through a bathroom door .
jack and jill is a comedy focusing on jack sadelstein , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister jill . jill’s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .
as with immortals , jack and jill and j . edgar are counting on strong legs as hollywood heads into thanksgiving .
tarsem singh ' s muscley superhero dieties may have topped the box office charts but you could say that the big stars of the weekend were jack & jill twice over . perversely interpreted fairy tale
jack & jill
( as voiced by billy bob thornton and amy sedaris ) from puss in boots and twinned jack and jill as
acted
by adam sandler in jack and jill together grossed over $ 50 million . jack & jill is getting the maximum critical bile a movie can get but sandler remains critic proof ; his movies always open .
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phantomstrider ' s
top 10 worst movies of all time
, in which jack and jill is featured .
last friday night ( t . g . i . f . ) - 2011 music moment
of course , this was back in the 18th century . i wonder what the rhyme might have gone like if it were written in . . . oh . . . 2011 , perhaps ? jack and jill released a film turned out to be very scary
what makes jack and jill worse than the average sandler vehicle is jill , who ' s been conceived as little more than a dude in drag , hold the jokes .
jack and jill are twins and both are played by adam sandler : jack finds jill needy and overbearing , while jill looks to jack to help her fledging love life . but when jack needs jill to woo a good frontman ( al pacino ) for his commercial , he comes to realize how much his twin means to him . also with katie holmes , david spade , nick swardson , tim meadows and norm macdonald . directed by dennis dugan . [ 1 : 31 ]
jack and jill is a 2011 comedy film starring adam sandler . the film tells the story of jack sadelstein ( sandler ) , a successful advertising executive enjoying life with his career and family including his wife erin ( katie holmes ) . but when he learns that his annoying twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , is coming over for the thanksgiving holidays , and when she decides to stay in town a bit longer , this results in getting jack to get al pacino to date her so he can get jill out of town , to less than satisfying results .
the film opens with home videos of fraternal twins jack and jill sadelstein growing up in new york city . as the videos progress , they reveal jack as the gifted twin , while jill constantly tries - and fails miserably - to get his attention by injuring him and / or driving others away from him .
you have a boy named jack . and you have a girl named jill . now , there ' s nowhere in this story that depicts the relationship between jack and jill . jill could be jack ' s sister , cousin , girlfriend , or that prostitute he met on the corner of hollywood and vine . but the relationship doesn ' t really matter very much . jack is very thirsty and he wants some water to drink .
rohan chand ( gary ) , katie holmes ( erin ) and elodie tougne ( sofia ) in columbia pictures ' jack and jill .
pacino refuses to do the dunkin ' doughnuts commercial unless jack gets him a date with jill ; to that end , jack invites jill on the cruise with his family . at sea , while jill continues making a fool of herself and everyone around her , jack disguises himself as his own sister and goes on her date with pacino . jill suspects that jack invited her on the cruise just so pacino would do the commercial ; such is confirmed when she phones jack , he answers as jill , and then she hears pacino in the background . pacino , still believing jack to be jill , spells out that he ( pacino ) sees much more in her than just a pathetic half - wit . . . which is what jack always took her for . feeling unspeakably guilty , jack returns to the ship , only to learn that jill has gone back home to the bronx .
( 2011 ) , which offered behind - the - scenes looks at two of his stage productions .
receiving accolades at film festivals most significantly , “ana’s playground” has been getting accolades at international film festivals since it was released last september . just last week it won the “audience choice award” and the “international spirit award” at the highly regarded sedona film festival in arizona . and awards received at the santa barbara international film festival in california , where it was named “best live action short film , ” and the 2009 foyle film festival in northern ireland ( “best international short film” ) mean that “ana’s playground” qualifies as a potential nominee for the 2011 academy awards .
sandler will next be seen in cinemas in dennis dugan ' s high - school reunion comedy grown ups , alongside salma hayek and steve buscemi , which opens in the us next june . jack and jill is planned for release in early 2011 .
twin banter : jill insists that she and jack have a secretive gibberish vocabulary that only they understand . it seems that it ' s yet another of jill ' s eccentricities as jack doesn ' t understand it , until the climax , where it is revealed that it does exist ; jack just forgot about it .
jack and jill opened to a notable $ 2 . 5 million in mexico - - the largest opening ever for a sandler pic .
twin telepathy : averted . jack makes it clear that he and jill don ' t have that whole twin telepathic communication . it doesn ' t stop jill from trying to attempt it , though .
jack and jill is a comedy focusing on jack sadelstein ( adam sandler ) , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister , jill ( also adam sandler ) . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down . katie holmes plays erin , jack ' s wife . - - ( c ) sony pictures
both jack and jill are unlikable in their own different ways , jill even more so ( she can be quite selfish and rather whiny sometimes . for example , when she complained and sulked because there was one birthday cake ) .
jack sadelstein , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister jill . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .
adam sandler ' s
jack and jill .
at least according to the razzies , which just
honored
the film with a dozen nominations for their annual worst - of - the - year awards
i am now going to share with you my picks for the unsung heroes ( and villains ) of 2011 – in the film community . so without further ado , let’s jump right in :
jack takes jill to a lakers game where pacino is supposed to be . pacino blows off jack but is taken with jill and gives her his phone number . jack was hoping jill would go back home by new year ' s eve , since the family is going on a cruise . jack ' s friends and colleagues throw him a birthday party , extending the invite to jill . again jill loudly disgraces herself , jack , and the various celebrities in attendance . pacino invites jill to his home , where she accidentally destroys his oscar statuette . abruptly , she becomes bored with him and leaves . jack ' s mexican gardener felipe , who is also taken with jill , invites her to meet his family at their annual fiesta . there she hits it off with everybody , and tries mexican food for the first time , thus acquiring a horrible case of diarrhea which makes her even tougher to live with than usual .
jack sadelstein is an advertising executive and a family man . jill sadelstein is his annoying twin sister , and she’s still single . jill visits jack and his family during the thanksgiving weekend . jack tries to get al pacino ( playing himself ) to star in a dunkin’ donuts commercial ( i shit you not ! ) . jill tries to get herself a boyfriend . by some twist of fate ( or just by lazy scriptwriting ) , al falls for jill . hilarity , or lack thereof , ensues .
here is a type of film so bad that it is actually scary , like seeing those mawkish photographs of sweet little children in victorian britain dressed up as angels and realising after a few moments that they are corpses . adam sandler ' s new comedy jack and jill is such a film .
jack sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister jill . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .
2 .
jack and jill
( sony ) : opened to $ 26 million . $ 2 . 7 million overseas in two foreign markets .
: the jill we ' re told about is a sweet , bighearted woman who loves seeing her brother succeed . the jill we ' re
caitlyn in her 2011 porsche 911 gt3 rs . the $ 180 , 000 car was a gift from jenner’s wife kris .
pg for crude and sexual humor , language , comic violence and brief smoking . ( rating bulletin 2178 , 6 / 29 / 2011 ) pg for crude material including suggestive references , language , comic violence and brief smoking . ( rating bulletin 2181 , 7 / 20 / 2011 )
worst screen ensemble : the entire cast of “jack and jill” . ouch ! and to think “the twilight saga : breaking dawn part i” got nominated for this category !
well , that ' s because he played fraternal twins in this film . jack and jill . and the whole plot of the movie is this . jack is successful . jill is not . and whenever jack and jill get together , they do more than fall down a hill trying to get water . i won ' t really go into the plot details in this space because i don ' t think i can really get through it without either falling asleep at my keyboard or smashing my computer against the wall . trust me . it ' s that bad .
jack and jill ' s lack of energy disguises contempt , but here [ sandler ' s ] working through his issues in a more compelling way than usual .
jill tries online dating . she has no success until jack poses as jill and alters her profile by putting it on craigslist , leading to more than 100 responses . yet when jill ' s date -
funbucket
- meets her , he sneaks out of the restaurant through the men ' s room .
2 . jack and jill ( sony pictures ) new [ 3 , 438 theaters ] friday $ 9 . 8m , saturday $ 9 . 6m , weekend $ 26m
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the razzies note that jack and jill is the fourth film to tally more nominations than there are categories . it joins such esteemed company as lonely lady , showgirls and battlefield earth , all of which took home the razzies’ worst picture award . what a drag .
not so different : the sadelstein twins have more in common than jack wants to admit . jack ' s son points it out during the cinema scene .
the script is so leaden and formulaic that jack and jill do everything but go up a hill to fetch a pail of water . there ' s incidentally a scene where jack and jill go to a cinema , to demonstrate their zanily identical mannerisms . perhaps to claim a high lineage for this movie ' s cross - dressing premise , the film they are watching is some like it hot . this adds vicious insult to serious injury .
; he later directed and starred in a 2000 film adaptation . he also directed the documentary films
magic moment : when al pacino and a bemused johnny depp meet jill for the first time .
at a restaurant on new year ' s eve , toting a picture of her and jack ' s late mother , jill comes across a group of former classmates who always made fun of her ; these classmates , led by monica , pick up directly where they left off . . . until jack , his wife , and their kids show up . jack and jill converse in their made - up twin language ( which even jack finds incomprehensible ) . monica attacks erin and is cold cocked by jill . pacino also turns up at the party , dressed as the man of la mancha , and tells jill that while he may have feelings for her , there is another man more worthy of her than himself . jill then goes home , where felipe ( the other suitor pacino was referring to ) and his children await her arrival . felipe professes his love for jill , and the two begin a relationship .
rather appropriately , the record - setting haul — voted on by the 657 members of the golden raspberry award foundation — does come with an asterisk of sorts . sandler won worst actor , and director dennis dugan won worst director , for both jack and jill and the romantic comedy just go with it . so even in infamy , one could say jack and jill is a failure .
attractive bent gender : sandler tries to pull this off in playing jill , but ends up making jill look like his transvestite twin brother more than his twin sister .
critics , bloggers and awards circles are already beginning to reveal their thoughts on the year’s best movies and performances . indeed , even film misery will be working very hard next week to share with you our picks the best and worst the 2011 calendar year had to offer .
worst screen couple : adam sandler actually won for three worst screen couples : himself and katie holmes ( who just shouldn’t have been in this film because… . she’s katie holmes ) , himself and al pacino ( i . e . the scenes involving al , jack , jill and in one sequence , jack pretending to be jill – long story ) and himself and himself ( that’s pretty self - explanatory ) . and to think “the twilight saga : breaking dawn part i” got nominated for this category !
another of sandler ' s pairings with dennis dugan , “jack and jill” recorded a new low for the actor on the rotten tomatoes website where it scored just 3 per cent . sandler plays both jack and jill ; al pacino plays himself , with the hots for jill . there were no uk press screenings ; critics called it “excruciating” , pointing out it would have been better “had they gone to fetch a pail of water” . nobody listened .
at the end of the film , after he ' s seen himself in the dunkin ' donuts commercial , al pacino tells jack to
burn this
, which has led viewers to believe that he may have actually been talking about this film .
so
jack and jill
is a strange one , with successful bits and big moments of satisfying comedy , interspersed with long sections that are just annoying . you may still be on the fence about it , so here ' s a last morsel of information that should tip you one way or the other :
jack and jill
was made with a children ' s audience in mind , so it abounds with flatulence and excretion jokes . jill eats mexican food .
jack and jill , headlining sandler both in the role of a brother and his twin sister , saw lower opening numbers than usual for the actor , but sony expects the movie to have strong legs through thanksgiving . also starring al pacino and katie holmes , jack and jill came in slightly behind the $ 27 . 5 million earned by sandler ' s most recent pg film , bedtime stories . most of sandler’s films are rated pg - 13 , and open north of $ 30 million .
family guy jack sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister , the needy and passive - aggressive jill , who then refuses to leave .
the film won 10 golden raspberry awards , breaking the record for i know who killed me for winning the most raspberry wins for a single film , as well as being the first film to win in all categories in a single year including worst picture .
maybe you thought since adam sandler is playing boy - and - girl twins in jack and jill that the movie would be double the fun . ha ! on a scale of 1 to 10 on the laugh meter , jack and jill is a negative 10 . a total bust , a stupefyingly unfunny and shamelessly lazy farce packed with cringe - worthy jokes and overt product placement . l . a . ad exec jack sadelstein ( sandler the guy ) is gritting his teeth over a holiday visit from his loudmouthed , overweight twin jill ( sandler in drag , showing an unfailing grasp of the obvious ) . the siblings pick at each other relentlessly between jill’s bouts with farting and dropping chimichanga bombs . no peace , even with the help of jack’s peacemaker wife ( katie holmes looks so trapped in this thankless role you ache to save her ) . it’s odious to watch the movie make fun of jill’s looks , weight , and flatulence problems only to switch gears into gooey sentiment at the end and tell us we should love her . jack and jill wants to have its hypocrisy and eat it too .
pacino makes lots of suggestive overtures toward jill , and felipe also flirts with her . jill ' s full - figure bras and control - top panties are shown on more than one occasion for laughs . jack and his wife hug and are shown in bed together , but they ' re just getting ready to sleep .
jack ( adam sandler ) is a successful hollywood advertising agent who dreads the annual thanksgiving visit he receives from his bronx - dwelling twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) . tactless ( and loud ) but sweet , jill incessantly annoys jack . when , during her most recent visit , jill decides to stay past thanksgiving through hanukah - - and then new year ' s - - jack threatens to kick her out . . . until al pacino ( the star that jack ' s client , dunkin donuts , wants to land for their new
dunkaccino
campaign ) shows a romantic interest in her after a brief encounter at a lakers game . jack is forced to decide whether he should respect jill , who isn ' t interested in actor , or pretend to be her to score his business deal .
for her thanksgiving visit , jill flies into la at 4 : 30 in the morning , the first of many inconveniences her brother will endure . jill sweats an outline of her body into the bed and makes a big dramatic scene at the dinner table . her idea of
twin time
is to reacquaint jack to the gibberish language they used as children . and of course , jill isn ' t leaving after thanksgiving weekend . she ' ll stay through hanukkah and then her and jack ' s december birthday and then new year ' s eve , because holidays are about family . jill hasn ' t seen enough of jack ' s and there is no one waiting for her back in new york .
jack is a n . y . c . advertising executive with a life as glossy as the commercials he spins . jill is new to the city , with nothing to stand on but her fiery personality and romantic ideals . opposites attract , and together they author their own manifesto of
rules to live by .
but jill betrays jack by violating rule one - be honest .
variety reports that jack and jill will be penned by steve koren , an erstwhile saturday night live performer who worked with sandler during the comic ' s own time on the us tv institution .
adam sandler’s so - bad - it’s - unfathomably - bad - that - it’s - actually - kind - of - genius 2011 movie jack and jill added another bragging right to its already rich film heritage . in addition to being the first ( and fingers crossed , last ) movie to feature oscar - winner al pacino rapping about dunkin’ donuts , the universally panned flick became the first movie in razzie history to sweep the , eh , ‘prestigious’ awards .
in manhattan , the successful executive jack is a methodical and controlled man with simple habits that works in an advertisement agency with his coworker george . while smoking a cigarette on the roof of the building of the agency , jack meets the aspirant actress jill that has just arrived in new york and is seeking a job . he sympathizes with her situation and gives her name to a klubendorf commercial in the campaign promoted by his agency . when he takes jill home , he finds that she lives in a very low - budget hotel and out of the blue , he invites her to stay in the guest room of his fancy apartment for a while . jill changes the behavior of jack that becomes happier , and proposes jack to write together a manifesto where the first rule is
be honest
. however , she omits to jack that she is sick with cystic fibrosis and she would have only a couple of years more . when jack discovers that jill is ill , he feels betrayed with her violation of their first rules , and they split . but jack is . . .
thanksgiving is usually a happy time , but ad executive jack ( adam sandler ) dreads the holiday because his twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , makes her annual visit . when jack and his sister get off on the wrong foot , the only way to make it right is to invite her to stay through hanukkah . but , when actor al pacino ( al pacino ) , whom jack desperately needs to star in a commercial , takes a shine to jill , jack may be forced to extend his sister ' s visit even longer .
on tuesday , a week after sandler earned a record eleven negative razzie award nominations , jack and jill comes to dvd , blu - ray , and the blu - ray + dvd combo pack we review here .
space reserved on the a . v . club ’s mantle of shame for dec . 16 , 2011 , the day the world ends : alvin and the chipmunks : chipwrecked .
the silver lining to jill ' s extended stay is that she catches the eye of one al pacino ( playing himself at length ) . jack has been pursuing the acting legend to make a dunkin donuts commercial , an improbable mission needed to please one of his agency ' s most important clients . jill , meanwhile , has started online dating , with copious amounts of assistance from jack and his family . alas , though eager to find a soulmate , jill is less than impressed by the star of film , stage , and television and his rich , romantic gestures . bring on the cross - dressing !
adam sandler’s new holiday family pic “jack and jill” opens to $ 26 million , while clint eastwood’s leonardo dicaprio starrer “j . edgar” bows to $ 11 . 5 million on the strength of older adults .
( 1985 ) , was an expensive flop , and pacino did not appear in another film for four years .
the film is bookended by interviews with real life sets of twins , which feels pretty genuine .
( 1974 ) , a film that , like its predecessor , won the best picture oscar .
well , there were only two of us in the audience for jack and jill , so maybe the cinemagoing public is voting with its feet . only that thought stops me booking the next flight to zurich .
positive messages : in the end jack spends
twin time
with jill , even though at first he doesn ' t want her to stay . good role models : . . . continue reading
when it was first announced , adam sandler’s gender - bending twin comedy “jack and jill” seemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic’s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the [ … ]
( 1989 ) , his biggest hit in years , reestablished pacino as a major film star . he
as always , jack is irritated by the upcoming thanksgiving visit of his sister . jill ruins thanksgiving dinner by loudly embarrassing a homeless guest . jack finally calls her out for making a fool of herself , of him , and of everybody else at the table . stung , jill runs off into the woods with her pet cockatoo poopsie . erin demands that jack apologize to his sister , which he very unwillingly does . jill has a list of things she wants to do while in los angeles : be on a game show ( the price is right , which - despite her horrendous performance - gives jill a carload of prizes simply to be rid of her ) ; go horseback riding ( she proves too big and heavy for the pony , which collapses under her ) ; and do a studio tour . since jill has an open - ended plane ticket , she decides to stay until the end of hanukkah - much to jack ' s horror .
jack and jill
is one of the lowest debuts sandler has had with a broad commercial comedy . in the last decade , most of the actor ' s similarly themed films have started off with between $ 30 million and $ 40 million . the opening for
jack and jill
is only slightly higher than that of 2009 ' s
funny people ,
the judd apatow - directed comedy about cancer that premiered with about $ 22 million .
jack disguises himself as jill so al pacino can spend time with
her
and agree to appear in the commercial . eventually , jack realizes he ' s gone too far and runs off , to which al asks if she ' ll come back if he agrees to do the commercial , to which jack replies
forget the commercial !
of course , al pacino does end up doing the commercial after all . . . and then wants all copies destroyed .
when it was first announced , adam sandler’s gender - bending twin comedy “jack and jill” seemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic’s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the most obvious of its problems . the previous two pics produced this year by sandler’s happy madison shingle , “just go with it” and “bucky larson : born to be a star , ” grossed $ 103 million and $ 2 . 5 million , respectively ; “jack and jill” should fall somewhere between the two .
how do you rate a movie that leaves you alternately laughing and cringing ? there are moments in
jack and jill
that are genuinely funny — and , just like countless family reunions , there are moments when you can ' t wait for it to end .
jack and jill is an ill - advised , too long saturday night live skit gone wrong . it ' s a cartoon . it ' s a way for all involved to pad their pockets and a way for sandler to keep his friends employed .
the original film was the most successful film of 2011 at the south africa box office , and after parents were left in a migraine - induced blur of cutesiness , one can presume that children had a tougher time convincing their folks a second time around . both were critically slammed , but to those that cannot resist , the smurfs 2 didn’t smurf around with its formula - for better or worse ( but mostly worse ) .
jack ' s agency client , meanwhile , wants him to somehow get actor al pacino to appear in a dunkin ' donuts commercial . jack isn ' t sure how he ' s supposed to make that happen .
sandler has become a good actor of late , but here he gives over most of his talents to jill , who is so screechy , needy , and lovelorn that you can hardly blame jack for wanting to fade into the background .
at this point , adam sandler seems intent on outdoing the awfulness of the razzie scooping jack and jill . grown ups 2 doesn’t mine the depths of the comedic cesspool , but it does pierce the sewage line . the film is so trite and inconsequential , it thankfully spares the careers of the many talents involved , including steve buscemi and salma hayek … shaquille o’neal’s career is beyond rescue .
sandra bullock as the stranded astronaut in gravity which is the critics best film of the year . ( supplied )
we ' ve looked at the best films of 2011 , and spotlighted some titles we feared might get overlooked . now , without further ado , here are our picks for the worst the year had to offer .
in 2001 pacino received the cecil b . demille award ( a golden globe for lifetime achievement ) . his other awards included the national medal of arts ( 2011 ) and a kennedy center honor ( 2016 ) .
the television commercial is made , with pacino starring and singing as he promotes a new coffee -
dunkaccino
- with a rap song . but when jack shows it to him , pacino hates it and tells him to destroy every copy of this film .
worst actor : adam sandler – for both “jack and jill” and “just go with it” . judging from what i’ve just written , should anyone be surprised at this ? and to think he beat taylor lautner from “the twilight saga : breaking dawn part 1 . now that”s saying something !
though
bucky larsen ,
the nick swardson - starring film he wrote and produced , tanked at the box office ,
jack and jill
will most likely make money , coming out during the holiday season and playing to family audiences . but the poster , released today , is worth noting for its , well , digression from the advances he seemed to make on
funny people .
behind the black : there ' s a scene where norm mac donald ' s character goes on a date with jill . because he finds jill repulsive , he decides to hide in the bathroom . when jill comes looking for him , she opens the stall door to find it empty and leaves . . . only for the camera to pan up and show macdonald hanging from the overhead light ( apparently , jill has tunnel vision since she wouldve easily seen him there while entering the bathroom ) .
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but enough of that . there are a few funny moments in “jack and jill , ” most of them celebrity cameos that also serve to affirm what a cool , connected celebrity mr . sandler is . ( who , at this point , is arguing ? ) the most sustained of these is the appearance of al pacino as himself , falling for jill and giving the film a jolt of genuine zaniness . i’m sorry to say that this may be mr . pacino’s most convincing performance in years .
adam sandler plays twin siblings jack and jill in the latest from dennis dugan , a repeat sandler offender who has helmed i now pronounce you chuck and larry , you don’t mess with the zohan and last summer’s grown ups . laugh all you want , but dugan’s films make commendable bank .
villain : adam sandler for taking people’s money with jack and jill . go over to red letter media and watch the last half in the bag episode . it’s a really funny review of them ripping it apart and explaining their conspiracy theory for why it cost 79 million dollars to make .
having brought together a lot of his old “snl” gang for this past summer’s grown ups , adam sandler is going back to the pool to help out another old friend , by giving a small role to carvey in his upcoming comedy jack and jill .
iñárritu and bier : the misery pornographers of 2011 in january , the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences informed the masses that two of the greatest pieces of world cinema to have made it stateside were alejandro gonzález iñárritu ‘s biutiful and susanne bier’s in a better world . the latter film won the best foreign language film oscar the following month . finally getting a chance to see these movies , however , i saw not shining examples of what world cinema looks like , but rather middlebrow and gleeful depictions of human misery .
when it was first announced , adam sandler ' s gender - bending twin comedy
jack and jill
seemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic ' s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the most obvious of its problems . the previous two pics produced this year by sandler ' s happy madison shingle ,
just go with it
and
bucky larson : born to be a star ,
grossed $ 103 million and $ 2 . 5 million , respectively ;
jack and jill
should fall somewhere between the two .
as it happens , though , it ' s neither sandler ( as jack ) nor sandler ( as jill ) who carries the movie . it ' s al pacino , who is downright hilarious and remarkably game as a wild - eyed version of himself .
jack ( adam sandler ) brings his twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , to a lakers game . across the staples center , al pacino spots the siblings . smitten with jill’s swarthy “beauty , ” the oscar winner sends her a hot dog on which he has used mustard to pen his personal phone number . “call me , ” he requests .
though jack is ready to throw her out each morning , his wife ( katie holmes , underused ) insists he behave . more important , pacino , who sees jill at a lakers game , is instantly if unaccountably smitten . this appalls jack , until he realizes pacino would do anything for his new paramour — including appear in a dunkin ' donuts commercial .
should i see this film ? aww helllllllll no ! ! ! “jack and jill” is the equivalent of a 90 - minute bout of diarrhea ! it’s that bad ! not even the cameos in this film , from johnny depp to jared , the subway guy , are worth seeing . the only reason i’m giving this a half of a star is because of one scene where adam is watching a clip of “scarface” ( the famous “say hello to my little friend” scene ) on his laptop . that scene reminded me of the awesomeness that was al pacino . and this film best represents how far adam sandler has fallen in his career . in short , do not watch this movie . if someone lends you the dvd , burn it . literally ! like put it on top of a newspaper , pour some kerosene on it , light a match and watch it burn ! and then watch “the wedding singer” or any other film from adam’s early film career . or better yet , watch “scarface” or any other great film from al pacino . at least that’s better than suffering through this shitty movie !
but then , that ' s the funny thing about
jack and jill ,
funny in both senses of the word . though the jill problem is too insurmountable to ignore , almost everything else in this comedy succeeds . the central situation , about a guy who dreads the yearly visit of his needy and easily injured twin , has comic energy . even better , the side plot , in which jack might lose his business if he can ' t get al pacino to do a dunkin ' donuts commercial , is a comedy gold mine .
mr . sandler’s subtly self - lacerating performance in judd apatow’s “funny people” suggests that he is aware of the hollow , hateful side of what he does for a living . “grown ups” and “jack and jill” prove that , as long as it pays the bills , he doesn’t care . the essential ugliness of mr . sandler’s brand of comic bullying — which is punctuated by notably brutal bits of slapstick — is not lessened by his playing , in “jack and jill , ” the principal target of his own scorn . on the contrary , mr . sandler , done up in frumpy , bargain - shopper drag as jill , gives full and relentless voice to the woman - hatred that has always propelled his infantile shtick .
jill and jack ( also mr . sandler , obviously ) are twins separated by a continent and a chasm of luck , achievement and social status . when jill arrives from the bronx to spend thanksgiving at her brother’s gorgeous los angeles home , her presence provokes a steady barrage of rage and disgust . she is dumb — she doesn’t know what the internet is ! — crude and physically grotesque , and also loud and needy . she leaves sweat stains on the bed and talks in a high - pitched nasal singsong , broadcasting her feelings at maximum volume .
jill is offensive . her comments to her small nephew , adopted from india , are tasteless enough to get a producer fired from the oscars . she’s also overbearing , oblivious to social cues and ( shudder ) has unresolved incestuous feelings for her brother , which began in infancy when she would spoon jack in their crib and rest her little hand on his rump . as an adult she longs to do the same , creeping up behind him as he naps . “why can’t you lay with me ? ” jill whines indignantly when jack recoils from her .
jack russell terriers arguably hollywood’s favorite breed of dog had a great year , as it is featured prominently in two of the 2011’s most high - profile oscar contenders . i was less affectionate of cosmo for his role in beginners , but that had less to do with the little guy’s performance than it did my feelings of mike mills’ overpraised film . but the artist ’s uggie is not only the second - best animal performance of 2011 ( sorry , top prize there goers to miranda july as the cat in the future ) , but his heroism in saving his master from a burning fire counts as one of the best moments of the michel hazanavicius film . to the left is a picture of those two amazing animals ( courtesy of the hollywood reporter ) . somewhere in doggie heaven , eddie from frasier is up there smiling .
elsewhere , adam sandler ' s family comedy jack and jill launched to $ 26 million , while dreamworks animation and paramount ' s holdover puss in boots folllowed closely with $ 25 . 5 million . box office observers say the final lineup between the two won ' t be determined until monday morning .
sandler plays jack , a hassled family guy and advertising exec whose goofy , farting twin sister jill has come to stay for
the holidays
: that is , thanksgiving . this , of course , is sandler again , in profoundly unhilarious drag . jack desperately needs al pacino to take part in a planned tv commercial . al ' s not interested – but uh - oh ! hold your horses ! maybe he will agree , after all ! because the moment al sets eyes on jill , hubba , hubba , has he ever got the hots for the comedy unattractive man - lady who is jack ' s sibling ! incredibly , pacino plays himself .
katie holmes plays jack ' s wholesome , good - natured wife , and her performance looks as if it has been photoshopped in from some other film or some other planet . as for pacino , he socks it over gamely enough , and even sportingly sends up his reputation . perhaps he figures that a film this awful can ' t hurt his prestige . john mcenroe puts in a cameo so fleeting and depressingly pointless that i may have dreamt it .
brings together grown siblings who have drifted apart . jack sadelstein is an ordinary angeleno ; he is a partner at a reasonably successful advertising agency and he has a wife ( a flavorless katie holmes ) and two kids ( rohan chand , elodie tougne ) . jack ' s sister jill is a minute younger and a lot less well - adjusted . the lifelong spinster lives in the bronx with her pet cockatoo poopsie . a bigger woman , she is unintentionally loud and obnoxious .
sandler really stretches himself here delivering two nuanced and sensitive performances as chalk and cheese twins . jill is a particularly terrible comic creation that actually makes the ‘normal’ sandler character , …
2011 continues to stumble to the finish line and i ' m starting to get more than a little depressed at the overall box office numbers . this week we have three wide releases , if you stretch the definition of wide a little bit , as
game show appearance : for some reason , jill becomes a contestant on the price is right . . . and gets knocked out by the big wheel .
if you do still have a soft spot for the type of comedy , jack and jill will hit blu - ray and dvd on march 6 . the film , which follows adam sandler playing a happily married man and that man ' s needy and aggressive twin sister as the two meet up for the yearly family thanksgiving celebration , failed to earn much traction from critics or at the box office . regardless , sony pictures home entertainment seems hellbent on putting together a features - laden blu - ray and dvd release
the 32nd annual razzie awards observed several momentous firsts sunday night . the celebration of the worst in filmmaking held its santa monica , calif . ceremony on april 1 — i . e . april fools day — for the first time , breaking from its tradition of presenting its honors on the night before the academy awards . and for the first time in razzie history , one film “won” every single golden raspberry handed out : jack and jill .
sony pictures spent about $ 79 million to make
jack and jill ,
which appealed to a 53 % family audience this weekend . while sandler ' s films typically maintain strong holds at the box office , a number of kid - centric pictures are opening around thanksgiving and will present some serious competition .
in the early going , the pacing is so haphazard , the gag setups so cursory , that a number of scenes play like surrealist video - art installations with no obvious connection to one another : jill rides a jet ski in jack’s pool with no explanation ; then jack’s son scotch - tapes small animals to his naked torso ; then we get a non - sequitur sequence of jill getting knocked unconscious on the set of “the price is right , ” footage of which is then repeated five minutes later . in any case , a shot at redemption for both twins arrives when the two attend a lakers game , where pacino spots jill from across the court and develops an immediate attraction .
but enough of the exposition . time for my review . but first , let me state that i will do my review a little different than usual . my synopsis of the plot will be short , since stating the events of this film will give me , and you , a splitting headache ! also , i will divide the “my thoughts” section into categories . each category will be based on one of the awards that “jack and jill” won during the razzies . this is my way of showing you whether the film deserves all the accolades it’s receiving or not . capiche ? let’s begin .
all this matchmaking is hardly necessary , because jack’s nice mexican gardener felipe ( eugenio derbez ) practically salivates over this beast . felipe invites jill to join him for a regular mexican family pastime – picnicking in the park , playing soccer , eating chimichangas and “stealing white people’s wallets . ” this squirm - worthy moment is topped only by jill’s post - picnic run for the bathroom as the chimichangas make “a run for the border . ”
now , i ' m guessing that this story was probably written before stores started selling dasani and aquafina , because the only way that jack can grab some water is to go up a gigantic hill . and jill , being extremely co - dependent , decides that she wants to go with him to get some water .
families made up 53 percent of the audience for jack and jill , which cost $ 80 million to produce . bedtime stories , after opening to $ 27 . 5 million domestically , grossed $ 101 . million in north american and $ 102 . 8 million internationally for a worldwide cume of $ 212 . 9 million .