Memes on Instagram: "they made work fun 😔❤️ (@focused_fellas) Dylan O’Brien joined the production of ‘The Maze Runner’ (2014) after initially being rejected by director Wes Ball because his hair looked too “flashy” and modern. He eventually secured the role of Thomas by submitting a more natural audition tape that better captured the character’s rugged and grounded essence. To prepare for the physically demanding environment, the cast spent a week in a survival “boot camp” in the Louisiana heat