The reason behind the movie 's reschedule was that O'Brien needed time to recover from injuries that happened during filming .
Maze Runner : The Death Cure was originally set to be released on February 17 , 2017 , in the United States by 20th Century Fox , but the studio rescheduled the film 's release for January 26 , 2018 , in theatres and IMAX , allowing time for O'Brien to recover from injuries he sustained during filming .
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