12/25/2022 0 Comments Newt maze runner actor![]() ![]() "I always joke with people that it’s my dark secret I used to be an accountant but the whole thing was really just a backup plan for me. The success of the franchise allowed Dashner to leave his job as an accountant to write full time, which he says was something he always wanted to do. ![]() A major motion picture based on the first book was released in 2014, with the second book made into a movie in 2015 and the third planned for 2018. Since then, the series has grown to five books, including two prequels. "The process of waiting, made the book so much better and it was a really big deal for me personally when it finally got out into the world," he says. "My wife really loved it she kept saying you can’t give up on Maze Runner and one day I just took it out and I literally re-wrote the thing. "It was the old fashioned brain storm where I just wrote everything that popped into my head and it lead to that story."ĭashner brought the first version The Maze Runner to publishers, where it was rejected, forcing him to shelve the book until he could hone his skills as a writer. "I was just going to bed one night and I don’t know where it came from but I just pictured this giant stone maze, something that looked like they were castle walls and it was so vivid of an image that I jumped out of bed and grabbed a notebook. "The TV show 'Lost' had a huge influence on me, I don’t know something about the show, the way they unraveled mysteries, all the intrigue, and the way they used the characters' memories of the past to explain things in the present was really interesting. The idea for the first book came to James in 2005, inspired by other novels such as Lord of the Flies but it was a TV show created by J.J Abrams which helped feed the author's imagination. "But for me, that’s the magic of storytelling." "It’s kind of like they hate me for doing it but they love me for making them feel such strong emotions from a book and a movie. "Everyday I will get messages on Twitter and Facebook that say something to the effect of I hate you, I hate you, only for them to say you’re my favourite author in the same sentence. "I have some very passionate fans and they’re very vocal about a certain death that they were not happy about," he quips. It’s no secret that several characters die as they traverse the maze, battle the scorch trials and rise up against the evil organisation WICKED.īut James was left apologising to extremely upset fans when the Glade’s loveable leader Newt slowly succumbed to the Flare virus. ![]() WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS His fans can be a nsitive about his characters "Really I just thought it'd be interesting to go back with Thomas, Minho, Newt, and Theresa to explore how they were all captured by WICKED and what happened leading up to the maze being built, I even saved a few twists and turns for that story as well so it still had the same thrill, spirit, and magic of the original trilogy." "Even way back when my publisher decided to print The Maze Runner, I told them I think it'd be fun to do a couple of prequels some day if it's successful and they sort of brushed it off saying that's nice but let's just see how it goes first," says Dashner. We caught up with James Dashner to talk about his latest book, the last Maze Runner movie, Dylan O'Brien's accident - and his next big news.ĭashner may have written one of the best-selling franchises of the 21st century, where a group of youngsters are left to their own devices inside a giant labyrinth, but now the author says his master plan is complete with the final questions to the puzzle being answered. Now James Dashner’s Maze Runner series is coming to a close with the second prequel, Fever Code, as readers go back to the glade with their favourite characters for one last challenge.įinally we'll get answers to our burning questions how did WICKED find the Gladers? Who is Group B? What side are Thomas and Teresa really on? He's penned one of the best-selling teen sci-fi series in recent years and the films based on his books have made more than £500 million ($660 million) worldwide.
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