James Dashner's young adult fiction The Maze Runner is set for a sequel titled The Scorch Trials, has received a September 2015 release date.


Take a look at the concept art of The Scorch Trials after the jump!

Earning more than $32.5 million since its debut weekend in the US, The Maze Runner seems like a fan-favourite, beating out other YA adapted films like Ender's Game and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

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It is said that the sequel is in its pre-production process and is scheduled to premiere on September 18, 2015, the same weekend that The Maze Runner hit theaters.

As of now, there is no confirmed date given for a Singapore release.

Check out the concept art below!




[Synopsis]
Based on the best-selling young adult thriller, THE MAZE RUNNER is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where Thomas is deposited in a community of young men after his memory is erased. After learning they're all trapped in a maze, Thomas joins forces with fellow "runners" to not only escape the maze, but solve its riddle and reveal the chilling secret of who brought them there, and why.

The Maze Runner is now showing in theatres.