“I had lost a lot of function, just in my daily routine. The actor spoke about his injuries and recovery for the first time last year while promoting the movie American Assassin. His injuries were believed to include a concussion, facial fracture and a brain trauma. Related: Maze Runner: The Death Cure Review – The Trilogy Ends With a ShrugĪccording to reports, the accident occurred during the filming of a stunt - which many believe takes place at the beginning of the movie - where he was allegedly pulled from one vehicle and hit by another. This, naturally, led to a longer delay in production and, by extension, release date: it was confirmed a couple of months after the accident that the film would now release in January 2018 (originally January 12, later changed to January 27). The producers were hoping they'd be able to resume shooting the movie by May of the same year but it turned out that O'Brien's injuries were far more serious than they had originally thought and he would need a significant amount of time to recover. Principal photography of the film began on Main Vancouver, British Columbia, but just four days later it was reported that the actor - who plays the lead role of Thomas in the films - had been seriously hurt and rushed to hospital. However, because of an onset injury suffered by Dylan O'Brien the whole production was put on hold.

The final installment of the dystopian franchise, based on James Dashner's novel series of the same, was originally intended to hit movie theaters in February 2017. Maze Runner: The Death Cure is finally arriving in cinemas this week after a very long wait.

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