Fox Moves Quickly On "Maze Runner Chapter II"

Thanks to boffo box office for the film adaptation of author James Dashner's bestselling 2009 book "The Maze Runne" Fox has announced that is moving forward with a sequel--adapting the second book in the trilogy The Maze Runner Chapter II: The Scorch Trials--which will hit theaters on September 18th 2015.

In the next installment we find out that the suevivors' “escape” was anything but...soon they realize that something’s not right – Teresa goes missing and a new boy, Aris, is put in her place. Thomas, Newt, Minho,, must make their way through the Scorch, a desolate wasteland crawling with plagued humans known as Cranks, and arrive at the designated Safe Haven before time runs out.

The first film's director Wes Ball is expected back to call action using an adapted script by T.S. Nowlin, who co-wrote the first film with Noah Oppenheim and Grant Pierce Myers. Teen Wolf series co-star and NJ native Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kaya Scodelario are not confirmed to return yet, though the survivors of the first are expected back.

 Ball and some of the film's cast showed up during the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con at Hall H to debut a fresh trailer and scenes from the film. Towards the end of the presentation, Ball announced that development on the sequel was underway.The panel followed a secret fan screening of the film which garnered enthusiastic reviews across social media.

Unlike other young adult film franchises 'Maze' cost a very economical $34 million - which it has essentially made back in its domestic opening weekend alone.