Janson is the main antagonist in both the maze runner book series, and the movie series. The villain ante is getting upped for the maze runner. In this next chapter of the epic maze runner saga, thomas dylan obrien and his fellow gladers face their greatest challenge yet. The film was directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox. He is also famous for his portrayal as petyr littlefinger baelish in the hbo series, game of thrones 20112017. Game of thrones aidan gillen, will play the villain of the upcoming maze runner. Gillen will portray the villain in the recentlyannounced sequel, titled the maze runner. Aidan gillen from the second scorch trials trailer. Moderately successful on its own as a strange survivalhorroraction film for the precollege set, but without making much sense at all as part of a larger narrative, the scorch trials.
Aidan gillen as janson aka ratman, the scorch trials the maze. The scorch trials official onset interview with aidan gillen. The scorch trials set for 2015, casting is starting to heat up. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Aidan gillen joins maze runner sequel, the scorch trials cast film. Aidangillenscorchtrialsvillain hes regularly seen plotting and planning. Based on james dashners bestselling dystopian young adult novel, the film should attract teens and adults who are familiar with book series, as well as fans of star dylan obrien mtvs teen wolf.
Grow your instagram and facebook presence with exclusive insights and bestin class management tools for your team. In fact, in the scorch trials book written by james dashner, the boy has been given a neck tattoo that singles him out for slaughter. In the scorch trials, janson appeared in the place the gladers were staying in at the same time as the large pile of food. Basically, people called creators put a bunch of boys whose memories were erased into a maze in book one of the maze runner series. Dec 19, 2014 aidan gillen as janson aka ratman, the scorch trials the maze runner.
Janson in the film adaptation of james dashners the scorch trials, and reprises the role in maze runner. It is set in a postapocalyptic world and follows the story of thomas. Thr is reporting that aidan gillen known to many foremost andor solely as petyr littlefinger baelish on game of thrones has been cast as janson a. Referred to as the characters as ratman, he has an even bigger part in the third book, the death cure. Ratman, who serves as one of the antagonists in the scorch trials narrative. A film adaptation was released on 18 september 2015 by 20th. The scorch trials is a 2010 young adult postapocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel written by american author james dashner and the second book, fourth chronologically, in the maze runner series.
Big spoilers for the scorch trials past this point. Picking up where the previous film left off, the scorch trials opens with thomas and his friends being rescued, postmaze completion, by the armed forces of janson aidan gillen, who runs a. The scorch trials available in bluray, dvd, 4k ultra hd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but. Thomas brodiesangster, giancarlo esposito, aidan gillen, barry. With star turns from aidan gillen and lili taylor, this youngadult sequel wades into the. The scorch trials is a film based on the 2010 novel the scorch trials written by james dashner.
On september 26, 2014, aidan gillen was cast as janson, also known as. The scorch trials is a worthy successor to his original the maze runner 2014. Aidan gillen celebrity profile check out the latest aidan gillen photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Filming began on october 27, 2014 and ended on january 27, 2015. Author james dashners the maze runner novel franchise is now on. In the book and its possible gillens role will be expanded for the film janson is a liaison for wicked, the organization behind the. Scorch trials, and temple hill has landed games of thrones star aiden gillen for the part. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The film stars dylan obrien the maze runner, teen wolf, kaya scodelario skins, the maze runner and aidan gillen game of thrones, the dark knight rises. But in both the book and the movie he has a number of leadership skills that set him apart. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Scorch trials sets game of thrones actor as its villain. Aidan gillen on playing villains and his good guy role on project blue book page six. Game of thrones aidan gillen cast in the maze runner.
It was announced today that aidan gillen, best known as littlefinger on game of. Aidan gillen investigates uforelated phenomena history. Aidan gillen will play assistant director janson also known as ratman in the book to film adaptation of james dashners the scorch trials, according to thr in dashners book, janson first. Adapted from the second novel, the 2015 sequel follows thomas dylan obrien and the surviving gladers as they attempt to escape the clutches of the wckd world catastrophe killzone department. Thomas, the protagonist, was one of the last ones to be put in the maze, along with a girl named teresa, the. The first new addition is game of thrones and wire star aidan gillen as the main villain. Nowlin, based upon the novel the scorch trials by james dashner.
The scorch trials, coming to theaters on september 18, 2015, with dylan obrien as thomas, kaya scodelario as teresa, will poulter as gally, thomas brodiesangster as newt, rosa salazar as brenda, giancarlo esposito as jorge, and aidan gillen as the rat man. Wes balls adaptation of the first book from james dashners. Dylan obrien, ki hong lee, kaya scodelario, thomas sangster. After having escaped the maze, the gladers now face a new set of challenges on the.
The scorch trials is the second installment in the maze runner film franchise based on the book series written by james dashner. Scorch trials the maze runner is an adaptation of the first book in a ya trilogy, written by james dashner. Aidan gillen to play villain in maze runner sequel, the. Game of thrones actor joins maze runner sequel mtv. Aidan gillen set as the scorch trials villain movies empire. The scorch trials is directed by wes ball the maze runner and is based on the book by james dashner. He is known for his portrayal of petyr littlefinger baelish in the hbo series game of thrones 20112017, dr. The news comes via hollywood reporter, hot on the heels of 20th century foxs recent announcement. The first maze runner film is an adaption of james dashners ya book series. Aidan gillen joins maze runner sequel, the scorch trials cast.
I feel that the scorch trials didnt have as much going for it as the first book. Starring dylan obrien, kaya scodelario, ki hong lee, thomas brodiesangster, jacob lofland, rosa salazar, giancarlo esposito, allan. Jun 17, 2016 aidan gillen from the second scorch trials trailer. Allen hynek in the history channels project blue book 2019present, tommy carcetti in the hbo series the wire 20042008, stuart alan jones in the channel 4 series queer as folk. It follows the maze runner, and is followed by the death cure. Game of thrones aidan gillen cast in maze runner sequel. As in the first film, violence is the main issue, with characters being chased, shot at. Maze runner 2 casts game of thrones littlefinger as villain. The scorch trials writes the book on throwing away the book by rick marshall. The maze runner is an adaptation of the first book. He is best known for portraying petyr littlefinger baelish in the hbo series game of thrones 2011, cia.
The maze runner the scorch trials cast interview with dylan obrien. Thomas janson ratman escape thomas and the team from jason fandom. Game of thrones star aidan gillen boards the maze runner. His courage, his ability to think under pressure, his knack for giving inspiring speeches at opportune times. The novel was published on 18 september 2010 by delacorte press. Aidan gillen is to play janson in the second maze runner film.