Dylan O’Brien has been entertaining us with his action-packed films and captivating stories. However, the actor recently opened up about the safety concerns on the sets of a famous film.
Speaking to Men’s Health, the acclaimed star talked about his time on the set of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure and how a major accident during the filming of the film left him with serious injuries.
O’Brien also spoke about how his concerns were ignored and how some young and new actors are treated on film sets.
For those unfamiliar, it was back in 2016 when Dylan O’Brien was filming the third installment of the famous Maze Runner series when he was pulled over a moving vehicle. The actor, who was wearing a harness, was pulled unexpectedly, and was even hit by another vehicle.
Dylan O’Brien has since spoken out on the set of the films, as he revealed while speaking to the outlet. The Saturday Night star also called the film’s set “very normal”, where the young actors are controlled. When someone on the new team expresses concerns, they are met with words like, “Oh, don’t be difficult.” **Don’t be a pain in the ass. Or you are complaining; Are you having difficulty?” O’Brien said.
He then added, “Don’t let them manipulate you into thinking it’s going to be difficult, because I can look back on that day and know that I was a 24-year-old kid worrying about how “How we’re going about things.” ,
The Love and Monsters actor also said that his views and concerns were not respected and he then had to deal with a life-changing injury.
Speaking further to the outlet, Dylan O’Brien mentioned that what he learned from that incident is that around a film set, you’re the only one who has your own back and the only person you can trust. Are.
After the major incident that the Ponyboy actor suffered on the set of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, he starred in American Assassin, which became his first project after the accident.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, O’Brien mentioned that it was a difficult time for him after the accident, also calling the film with Michael Keaton a “personal” project.
The actor has worked with many big names in the Hollywood film industry, such as Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson.
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