Maze Runner star Dylan O'Brien hospitalized after injury on B.C. film set

by Craig Takeuchi on March 18th, 2016 at 2:58 PM

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Actor Dylan O'Brien was injured while filming the third installation of the Maze Runner film series in British Columbia.

Production on the film, The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, has been shut down while he recovers, according to 20^th Century Fox.

The 24-year-old O'Brien was taken to a local hospital.

Fox issued this statement on March 18:

Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ in Vancouver, Canada. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital for observation and treatment. Production on the film will be shut down while he recovers. Our thoughts go out to Dylan for a full and speedy recovery.

Fox did not comment on his injuries or what occurred.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure is slated for release on February 17, 2017 and is based on James Dashner's young adult novels.

O'Brien also stars on the MTV series Teen Wolf.