

Giancarlo Esposito was 56 at the time of filming. Thomas describes him as "young" in the book, so no older than 40.
#MAZE RUNNER SCORCH TRIALS FULL#
In the book, he is in full league with WICKED throughout the ordeal in the Scorch and assists Teresa in her plan to deceive Thomas. However, unlike in the book WCKD are no longer in their control of the Gladers who have already escaped from them and don't have the level of technology required to artificially make or manipulate a storm like their book counterparts had, making it unclear how apparently naturally occurring lightning is able to chase someone. The film keeps this scene, but only having Minho being the one struck and removing Thomass theorizing. Its implied, and outright speculated In-Universe by Thomas, that the lighting is being artificially created by WICKED. Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole: In The Scorch Trials while travelling across the scorch the Gladers are caught in the middle of a lightning storm, where the lightning appears to be actively chasing them, with several characters getting struck.Adaptation Distillation: Most of the second book is distilled to incorporate elements of the third book, The Death Cure.Adapted Out: The "Bulb Monsters" that appeared during the climax of The Scorch Trials, don't appear in this movie.
#MAZE RUNNER SCORCH TRIALS MOVIE#
Despite this movie being the film adaptation of the second book The Scorch Trials, the group is revealed to exist about a third of the way through the movie, and the plot then becomes about the protagonists finding and meeting up with them - which they do shortly before the climax.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials contains examples of: This film is followed by Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
