Wes Ball has found his leading lady for his new adaptation of the first novel in James Dashner’s sci-fi trilogy ‘The Maze Runner’. British actress Kaya Scodelario (below), best known for her role as Effy in Channel 4’s teen drama series ‘Skins’, has secured the role of Teresa, the first girl to ever arrive at the Glade. The Glade is a dystopian location in the future that is surrounded by a mysterious maze full of nasty monsters. Kaya tweeted her excitement about her new job and praised director Ball stating to fans that “your movie is in very safe hands”. ‘The Maze Runner’ also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter and Aml Ameen and no doubt 20th Century Fox are hoping this will be there alternative option to ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise.
“Thomas, who wakes up to find himself in a square elevator which brings him up to the top. He is greeted by a group of boys who pull him out into their surroundings. Thomas learns that all these boys live in a place called the Glade. The Glade is surrounded by tall, stone walls with four massive doors in the center of each wall. These doors close each night to protect them from the monsters that live beyond the Glade’s walls. The monsters live in a place called the Maze which surrounds the walls around the Glade. These monsters are called Grievers which sting the Gladers if they can. The Gladers then undergo the Changing, a painful process which people can survive if given the serum in time, and come out with side effects.”
‘The Maze Runner’ is set to open on 14 February 2014.
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