Facts about The Maze Runner

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   WICKED, the organization antagonizing characters throughout The Maze Runner series, stands for World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department.

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   The 2014 film adaptation of The Maze Runner was shot in various locations including Louisiana and British Columbia over approximately 67 days of principal photography.

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   A key premise of The Maze Runner involves a massive, ever-shifting labyrinth surrounding the Glade, whose walls close every night to keep out dangerous creatures called Grievers.

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   In The Maze Runner, the group of boys trapped in the Glade call themselves Gladers and have developed their own slang term, 'shuck,' as a common expletive.

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   Dylan O'Brien's character Thomas appears in all three Maze Runner films, making him the sole protagonist featured throughout the entire cinematic trilogy from 2014 to 2018.

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   Wes Ball directed all three Maze Runner films between 2014 and 2018, maintaining visual continuity across the dystopian science fiction trilogy's cinematic adaptation.

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   Author James Dashner published The Maze Runner in 2009, launching a trilogy that sold over 10 million copies worldwide by 2015.

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