20th Century Fox has unveiled the final trailer forMaze Runner: The Death Cure, the third and final installment in the adaptation of authorJames Dashner’s YA trilogy.Dylan O’Brienreturns in the role of Thomas, as he leads his group of escaped Gladers on a mission to break into the WCKD-controlled Last City to find answers to long-burning questions.
Directed byWes Ball, the film was originally scheduled for release in February 2017 but production was notably shut down when O’Brien suffered severe injuries as a result of an on-set accident. Filming resumed nearly a year later, after O’Brien had thankfully recovered and was ready to complete the series once and for all.
This trailer previews the end of the saga, but what’s most striking is how Ball has been able to visually distinguish each of these movies. In the wake of the jungle-like first installment and wasteland-esque sequel,Death Curelooks to venture into aBlade Runner-styled cityscape (after aMad Max-tinged opening, it seems), marking a contrast to what’s come before.
Dashner did write two more prequel books beyondDeath Curethat reveal the origins of the maze itself, but it remains to be seen if Fox is interested in extended this franchise or if, especially considering O’Brien’s injuries during the making ofDeath Cure, they’ll call it quits with this third movie. Whatever the case, it certainly looks as though fans won’t be disappointed, and it’s nice to see the same director sticking with a franchise from beginning to end.
Check out the finalMaze Runner 3trailer below. The film also starsKaya Scodelario,Thomas Brodie-Sangster,Giancarlo Espositio,Aidan Gillen,Ki Hong Lee,Barry Pepper, andPatricia Clarkson.Maze Runner: The Death Cureopens in theaters on June 19, 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis forMaze Runner: The Death Cure:
In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
