Let's be honest, nobody expected The Maze Runner to be the breakout YA hit it turned out to be last year. While it wasn't quite on par with The Hunger Games, it easily bested the likes of Divergent, which had a much starrier cast all the way around. And perhaps 20th Century Fox were shocked by it, too, which is why they so eagerly jumped into the sequel, Scorch Trials, and are already revealing the first trailer.
Bringing back director Wes Ball, plus stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, and more, the sequel broadens the mystery surrounding the Gladers and their escape from the maze. Game of Thrones' Aiden Gillen (aka Petyr Baelish) appears to be at the center of everything as a leader of the powerful organization known as WCKD. Here's the official synopsis:
In this next chapter of the epic “Maze Runner” saga, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Also starring Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Rosa Salazar, Katherine McNamara, Lili Taylor, and Barry Pepper, Maze Runner: Scorch Trials opens September 18th.
