Catherine Hardwicke in talks to helm “The Maze Runner”

Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by in News

She got the “Twilight” franchise off and running and has retold a familiar fairy tale in “Red Riding Hood” hitting theaters next spring and now, Catherine Hardwicke has her eyes set on another major franchise project. A representative for Catherine Hardwicke confirms that the director is in early negotiations to helm “The Maze Runner.” Based on the book by James Dasher, the first in a young-adult dystopian science fiction trilogy which includes “The Scorch Trials,” the story centers on the teenaged Thomas who is dropped into a mysterious, enclosed environment known as “the glade” that is surrounded by a maze from which he cannot escape.

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One Response to “Catherine Hardwicke in talks to helm “The Maze Runner””

  1. AmyO

    02. Dec, 2010

    I LOVED The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials- they are dark, sick, twisted and brilliant! I hope that the film does them justice, no matter who directs it.