Acting giant Lili Taylor has joined the cast of The Scorch Trials.
Deadline reports that the actress has been hired to play Doctor Mary Cooper — a doctor said to be helping Thomas along with his fellow Gladers.
The Hollywood Reporter has expanded on the news a bit and added that Cooper started a colony of survivors in the hopes of making a last stand.
Apart from the short blurbs, however, there is little we know about who the character is or what their motivation may be.
It is important to note that Mary Cooper doesn’t exist within the book series, at least in name. Therefore, it seems as though this may be one of the first original characters to be written into the franchise.
The theatrical maven has been a part of many successful movies and television series. From films such as Mystic Pizza and Say Anything… to television shows Six Feet Under and Hemlock Grove, Taylor has a long history of investing in projects that stand the test of time.
The official synopsis for The Maze Runner Chapter II: The Scorch Trials is as follows: “Thomas and his group have escaped the maze, and on the open roads of their devastated planet they encounter a group of young women who have escaped from another maze.”
The Scorch Trials will be released September 18, 2015.
Earlier today we learned that The Maze Runner will be released on Blu-ray and DVD December 16. The Blu-ray disc in particular will contain many new bonus features as well as exclusive content. You can learn more about those details here.
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