'Scorch Trials' Movie Release Date, Trailer Spoilers: 'Maze Runner' Sequel Casts 'Game Of Thrones' Littlefinger Actor Aidan Gillen As Villain "Rat-Man" Janson

The incredible success of 2014's hit YA movie The Maze Runner has turned the film into a franchise with the sequel, The Scorch Trials, filming this fall and having a release date set for 2015. Fans of the James Dashner book series know that a menacing villain shows up in the second novel, and now we have a great actor portraying Janson, also known as "Rat-Man." It's Aidan Gillen! He portrays the evil character Littlefinger in Game of Thrones, making him an amazing choice for the sequel's main antagonist!

What do you think of this casting news? Are you happy with the choice of Gillen as Janson? Let us know in the comments section below!

The Maze Runner director Wes Ball is coming back for the sequel along with stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, and Aml Ameen.

Here is the official synopsis of The Scorch Trials taken from the book's cover:

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn't done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch-the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off. There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers' destruction-and they're determined to survive.

(via The Hollywood Reporter)