Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor join The Maze Runner sequel

By Jesse Giroux

Posted 11 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

THE MAZE RUNNER didn't receive fantastic reviews (JoBlo.com's JimmyO only gave it a 5), but the film has grossed over $300 million worldwide, so of course it's getting a sequel. THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS was announced a couple of months ago, and THR has learned Barry Pepper (THE GREEN MILE, THE 25TH HOUR) and Lili Taylor (THE CONJURING, HIGH FIDELITY) have joined the film.

Pepper will play Vince, "a survivalist who is one of the last remaining soldiers of a legendary unit called the Right Arm," while Taylor will play Mary Cooper, "a doctor who started a colony of survivors in the hopes of making a last stand." Actors Dylan O’Brien and Patricia Clarkson are returning for the sequel, as well as director Wes Ball, and Giancarlo Esposito (BREAKING BAD) and Aiden Gillen (GAME OF THRONES) will also appear in THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS.

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