‘The Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Release Date Pushed Nearly A Year To 2018
The end of last month brought news that production onThe Maze Runner: The Death Curehad been postponed indefinitelyto allow franchise starDylan O’Brienmore time to recover. The actor was injuredwhen a stunt went wrong back in March. Details on how the accident occurred haven’t been confirmed, but O’Brien was said to have several broken bones, either fracturing his cheek bone or orbital socket.
At this time, it’s unclear just how much longer O’Brien needs to recover before production can resume on the third film in the franchise based on authorJames Dashner’s book series. But the good news is 20th Century Fox has plans to get the movie back on track, and that begins by setting a new release date for early in2018. Plus, the studio has also shifted some release dates for a couple upcomingMarvelmovies and the reboot ofPredator. Find out more below
VarietyreportsThe Maze Runner 3release date has been set forJanuary 12, 2018, pushed back nearly an entire year from the originally set February, 17, 2017. That means the untitled Marvel project that Fox previously had set in that exact same slot has now been pushed back toMarch 2, 2018. Fox hasn’t confirmed what this movie is, but many were assuming that it wasDeadpool 2since the film had so much success with a February release earlier this year.
In addition, Fox has shifted their other unknown Marvel project from June 13, 2025 up to an earlier debut onJune 29, 2018. Again, we don’t know what that movie is, but the nextX-Mensequel (the one that’ssupposed to be set in the 90sandretelling the Dark Phoenix story) is probably a safe bet.
Finally, Fox has bumped up the release ofShane Black’s reboot ofPredatorfrom July 16, 2025 toFebruary 9, 2018. That gives the R-rated sci-fi action flick the release window thatDeadpoolhad earlier this year. That makes sense since Shane Black previously said that the comic book flickhelped pave the way forPredatorto actually happen at the studio.
As forThe Maze Runner: Death Cure, here’s the official synopsis from the book:
WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test. What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say. Thomas beat the Maze. He survived the Scorch. He’ll risk anything to save his friends. But the truth might be what ends it all.
As soon as we get details on when production will resume, we’ll be sure to let you know.
