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Wes Ball is a Director, Producer and Visual Effects American born on 28 october 1980

Wes Ball

Wes Ball
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 october 1980 (43 years)

Wes Ball est un réalisateur, superviseur des effets spéciaux et producteur américain né le 28 octobre 1980.

Biography

Jeunesse
Wes Ball a grandi dans la petite ville de Lake Como (Floride) et a étudié à l’Université d'État de Floride où il a obtenu une licence en production cinématographique.


Carrière
Après la réalisation du court-métrage Ruin en 2012, la 20th Century Fox charge Wes Ball d'adapter le premier tome du cycle littéraire L’Épreuve de James Dashner. Le film, appelé Le Labyrinthe et sorti en 2014, est son premier long-métrage en tant que réalisateur. Fort du succès du film, premier au box-office américain la semaine de sa sortie, Ball réalise l'adaptation du second tome sortie en 2015. Il est responsable du troisième volet Le Remède mortel sorti en 2018 et qui a eu, comme les deux précédents, un fort succès.

Best films

The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
(2014)
(Director) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
(Director) Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
(Director) Beginners
Beginners
(2011)
(Visual Effects)

Usually with

Gyula Pados
Gyula Pados
(2 films)
Will Poulter
Will Poulter
(3 films)
Kaya Scodelario
Kaya Scodelario
(3 films)
Dexter Darden
Dexter Darden
(3 films)
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Wes Ball (4 films)

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Director

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
, 2h13
Directed by Wes Ball
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Dystopian films, Children's films
Actors Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, Rosa Bianca Salazar
Rating63% 3.157563.157563.157563.157563.15756
The film begins with a young boy, Thomas, taken in by Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson) and troops from the organization WCKD, alongside other children, after being dropped off by his mother for his own safety. Years later, shortly after being rescued from the maze, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and the remaining Gladers - Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Minho (Ki Hong Lee), Teresa Agnes (Kaya Scodelario), Frypan (Dexter Darden) and Winston (Alexander Flores) - are taken to a facility run by Mr. Janson (Aidan Gillen). He explains that the facility is a safe haven, protecting them from WCKD, the Flare virus and the Cranks, and provides them clothes, food, and sanitation, where there are other survivors of multiple mazes are also present. Thomas becomes curious about their activities and manages to find out what is really happening behind the closed doors. With help from Aris Jones (Jacob Lofland), the first maze survivor to end up in the facility, it is revealed that WCKD's leader, Ava, is still alive and that Mr. Janson is working for WCKD, as they discuss about the experiment on the Immunes and that Janson has yet to find The Right Arm, a resistance group located at the mountains. The group, including Aris, escapes the facility, as Janson orders his WCKD troops to track them down, where they find themselves in the deserted outside world - the Scorch.
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner (2014)
, 2h
Directed by Wes Ball
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Films based on video games, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors Will Poulter, Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Aml Ameen
Rating68% 3.406013.406013.406013.406013.40601
A 16-year-old boy wakes up inside an underground service elevator with no memory of his identity. A group of male youths greet him in a large grassy area called the Glade that is enclosed by tall, stone walls. Every month, a new boy and supplies arrive in the elevator. The boys, who call themselves Gladers, have formed a rudimentary society with each assuming specialized tasks. Alby, their leader and the first to arrive in the Glade, says every boy eventually recalls his name, but none remember their past. The boy learns that a vast Maze surrounding the Glade may provide the only way out. During the day, designated Runners search the Maze for an escape route, returning before nightfall when the entrance closes. No one has ever survived a night inside the Maze.

Producer

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
, 2h13
Directed by Wes Ball
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Dystopian films, Children's films
Actors Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, Rosa Bianca Salazar
Roles Executive Producer
Rating63% 3.157563.157563.157563.157563.15756
The film begins with a young boy, Thomas, taken in by Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson) and troops from the organization WCKD, alongside other children, after being dropped off by his mother for his own safety. Years later, shortly after being rescued from the maze, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and the remaining Gladers - Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Minho (Ki Hong Lee), Teresa Agnes (Kaya Scodelario), Frypan (Dexter Darden) and Winston (Alexander Flores) - are taken to a facility run by Mr. Janson (Aidan Gillen). He explains that the facility is a safe haven, protecting them from WCKD, the Flare virus and the Cranks, and provides them clothes, food, and sanitation, where there are other survivors of multiple mazes are also present. Thomas becomes curious about their activities and manages to find out what is really happening behind the closed doors. With help from Aris Jones (Jacob Lofland), the first maze survivor to end up in the facility, it is revealed that WCKD's leader, Ava, is still alive and that Mr. Janson is working for WCKD, as they discuss about the experiment on the Immunes and that Janson has yet to find The Right Arm, a resistance group located at the mountains. The group, including Aris, escapes the facility, as Janson orders his WCKD troops to track them down, where they find themselves in the deserted outside world - the Scorch.

Visual effects

Beginners
Beginners (2011)
, 1h44
Directed by Mike Mills
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Višnjić, Lou Taylor Pucci, Mary Page Keller
Roles Visual Effects
Rating71% 3.598053.598053.598053.598053.59805
The film is structured as a series of interconnected flashbacks. Following the death of his father Hal, Oliver reflects on their relationship following the death of Oliver's mother, Georgia. Shortly after her death, Hal came out to his son and began exploring life as an openly gay man. He becomes active in the gay community, finds love and becomes more honest with himself and with his son. As a result, Oliver and Hal become closer during this time. Shortly after Hal's death, Oliver meets Anna, a French actress, at a party. Inspired by his father's attitude towards the end of his life and their relationship, Oliver decides to pursue a romance with her.