She’s currently putting the finishing touches on Red Riding Hood, but it looks like Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke may have already found her next project, 20th Century Fox’s young-adult sci-fi flick, The Maze Runner. She’s in early negotations to direct, according to TheWrap, although nothing is set in stone yet.
The Maze Runner is the first book in James Dashner’s sci-fi trilogy, which was published in October 2009. The story follows a boy named Thomas who wakes up in a strange place called the Glade with no memory aside from his first name. The Glade is an enclosed structure populated by other boys, and is surrounded by tall, stone walls that protect them from monsters called Grievers that live in the Maze, which surrounds the walls around the Glade.
Every day, some of the kids, known as Runners, venture into the labyrinth trying to map the ever-changing pattern of walls in an attempt to find an exit. As soon as Thomas arrives, unusual things begin to happen and the others grow suspicious of him. The Maze seems familiar to Thomas, but he’s unable to make sense of the place despite his extraordinary abilities as a Runner.
When the first girl arrives in the Glade, she brings a message that she will be the last one to ever arrive in the Glade, as the end is near. Dashner himself will be on scripting duties.
It’s certainly an intriguing premise although whether Hardwicke will feel the need to Twilight it all up, is yet to be seen.