While most Hollywood sets are safe and clean, the production decided to film on a location filled with massive bugs and poisonous snakes.The production filmed over 18 acres of land on a local farm.Ball watched a lot of Terrence Malick for inspiration as he liked the idea of a mature, sophisticated look to the movie.Ball mentions Jurassic Park as one of the films that has most influenced his style, as he wants to make a PG-13 movie that doesn’t pander to kids.
Ball was actually working with Fox on a big three-film feature adaptation of his short film Ruin when the studio asked him if he’d be interested in The Maze Runner.Ball also calls it a kids movie with teeth.When he pitched his version of the film to the studio, he described as “ Lord of the Flies meets Lost.” It's like Lost because they don't know where they are.Wes Ball initially thought the story would have more of an old school Amblin vibe, but eventually decided upon a “very raw, very real, very edgy” feel more in line with Lord of the Flies.
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