Capone says THE MAZE RUNNER dares to be different, streamlined in a sea of young-adult science fiction offerings Read the full article on AICN Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. Unlike many of the other science fiction films we've been getting in recent year featuring younger people as central characters, THE MAZE RUNNER (based on the successful novel series by James Dashner) isn't about an established future that everyone accepts, and often into which a "chosen one" is introduced to set the world right.