And so we were looking for our Thomas, and it’s a tough role to make because he comes in as a boy, and he leaves as a man–so it can’t be like this badass action star that comes into this movie. He had ‘Teen Wolf’ hair, and I couldn’t see past that. It was a big learning experience there because I overlooked him because of his hair. “Dylan was actually … I saw him early on, very early on, and I overlooked him. The director recalls how he felt certain O’Brien was not a good fit for the role, saying: But if Ball had listened to his initial instincts, that would not have been the case. Recently, the Maze Runner director, Wes Ball took a look back at the casting process for the lead actors and described what stood out and why.įirst off, Ball asserts, “Dylan is the reason we have this franchise,” referring to Dylan O’ Brien who stars as the lead, Thomas. The lead actors in the teen dystopian science-fiction action films have essentially grown up together, and are forever bonded and grateful for the experience of being cast in the popular series. In fact, all of the films in the Maze Runner trilogy opened at number-one. Maze Runner: The Death Cure was rated number-one at the North American box-office during its opening weekend.
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