The Death Cure: Unraveling the Mysteries of Maze Runner - Jaw-Dropping Pitch Meeting

Summary

The Pitch Meeting episode on Maze Runner: The Death Cure pokes fun at the YA tropes and flaws of the movie, including its questionable happy ending.

The Maze Runner trilogy received mixed reviews but achieved a commendable success at the box office, grossing over $949 million globally.

Despite being presented as the final installment, Disney unexpectedly revealed their intention to produce additional Maze Runner movies in 2019. However, there has been no recent information on the status of these projects. Nevertheless, considering the renewed popularity of the young adult genre, there remains potential for future films.

Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting series is revisiting Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the final installment in the YA movie franchise based on James Dashner's novel. The episode humorously addresses the recurring YA tropes present in the entire series, which resulted in audiences having little recollection of the first two movies prior to the trilogy's climax. Furthermore, the video points out various flaws in the film, such as its seemingly optimistic conclusion that could potentially have dire consequences for humanity in the face of the Flare virus.

Can Future Maze Runner Movies Overcome Death Cure's Fate?

The Maze Runner trilogy was instrumental in maintaining the popularity of the YA genre after the conclusion of the Harry Potter and Twilight movie series. Although Lionsgate took the lead in this competitive genre with their successful Hunger Games adaptations, Maze Runner held its ground, garnering mixed reviews for its three films but achieving decent box office success with a worldwide gross of over $949 million.

While Death Cure was intended to be the final installment of the franchise, in line with Dashner's books, Disney announced plans to develop more Maze Runner movies shortly after acquiring 20th Century Fox in early 2019. As of now, there have been no updates on these endeavors, and Disney garnered controversy for canceling Ball's highly anticipated adaptation of Mouse Guard and shifting their attention to rebooting the Percy Jackson franchise, whose rights were also owned by Fox prior to the acquisition.

Considering the recent success of YA genre works such as The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ show, there is a possibility that Disney may proceed with future Maze Runner movies. However, this decision may depend on the outcome of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes. Since nearly a decade has passed since the release of the original movie trilogy, it is hoped that Disney has taken valuable lessons from previous adaptations to heart. The goal is to create a film that not only receives favorable reviews but also achieves impressive box office results.