Wes Ball

Wes Ball

  • Born: 1980-10-28
  • Birthplace: America
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner2, The Maze Runner3: the antidote to death, the elves
  • Wes Ball (Wes Ball), born in The United States of America on October 28, 1980, director and screenwriter of The United States of America.
    In 2012, directed his first short film "Ruins". In 2014, directed his first film " The Maze Runner " [1]  , which was nominated for the 17th Youth Choice Awards-Best Action Film Award [2]  . In 2015, directed the movie " The Maze Runner2 " [3]  . In 2018, the film " The Maze Runner3: The Antidote to Death " directed by him was released [4]  . In 2019, he directed the fantasy adventure animation film " Little Boy " [5]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 2012, directed his first short film "Ruins". In 2014, directed his first film " The Maze Runner ", which was adapted from the first novel of the same name in the "Dystopian Sci-Fi Trilogy" written by James Dashner   , and was nominated for the 17th Youth Choice Awards-Best Action Film Award   ; In the same year, he wrote and directed the animated film "Ruin"   . In 2015, directed the movie " The Maze Runner2 "   .
    In 2018, the film " The Maze Runner3: The Antidote to Death " directed by him was released. The film tells the story of Thomas's warrior in the woods after experiencing the maze escape and the life and death test of the doomsday zombies, ushering in the final battle between good and evil   . In 2019, he directed the fantasy adventure animation film " Elf Mouse Boys " with the medieval world as the background . The film was co-starred by Andy Serkis and Thomas Sangster  .

    Character Evaluation

    In the movie "The Maze Runner" directed by Wes Ball, vines cover the concrete jungle, and there is a kind of decadence everywhere, and borrowing fresh special effects techniques, he successfully grafted that feeling into this feature film. He knows how to shoot thrilling chase scenes, and can dig out great acting potential from actors, especially Dylan O'Brien and Thomas Sangster . Moreover, he refreshed the clichés   . At the same time, the film's grasp of youth types and sci-fi elements is very precise, the whole film is exciting, and it avoids the stereotypes that the audience can think of. In addition, the narrative rhythm is very strong, all the way to uncover the cards can make people remain highly tense Chicago Sun-Times "New York Times" comprehensive evaluation). 
    Extended Reading
    • Brooke 2021-10-19 10:17:25

      Everything has changed

      At the beginning of the movie, the male protagonist suddenly arrived in a strange place and lost his memory. He began to understand and familiarize with this place: it turns out that every month someone is sent to this "glade", and the periphery of this place is a maze. For three years, the...

    • Cristobal 2021-10-18 09:30:18

      "Moving Labyrinth": The Zhengtai version of Hollywood's mature sci-fi thriller

             Recently, he has been devastated by the shameless blood of old and young sci-fi movies, so the new followers of "The Hunger Games" are very uninterested. Who would have thought that after seeing the mysterious atmosphere of The Maze Runner trailer two months ago, a pool of stagnant...

    The Maze Runner quotes

    • Newt: Great, we're all bloody inspired.

    • Minho: Be careful, don't die.