Click on image to see it full-size.
Now that TWILIGHT is gone from the cinemas, seems like every studio out there is trying to find their big box office franchise for the “young adult” market. Lionsgate has THE HUNGER GAMES, and Summit is counting on DIVERGENT to rake in the dough. 20th Century Fox is placing their bets on THE MAZE RUNNER, which is based on the book by James Dashner and directed by Wes Ball. Following a young man named Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) who wakes up in a giant maze, the story feels like “The Lord of the Flies” meets THE HUNGER GAMES. Check out the first poster (above) and the first teaser trailer below. Aside from Dylan O’Brien, the movie also stars Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen, and Ki Hong Lee. Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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.
THE MAZE RUNNER opens September 19, 2014
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
