New MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS Trailer Watch the new MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS trailer! The sequel, directed by Wes Ball (The Maze Runner), stars Dylan O’Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aidan Gillen, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Lili Taylor, Patricia Clarkson, Barry Pepper, and Giancarlo Esposito. MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS will be released in theaters on September 18. In this next chapter of the epic “Maze Runner” saga, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.