Dylan O’Brien opened up about how his concerns were ignored after the 2016 accident on the ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ set in a recent interview with Men’s Health. He explained that the experience changed his perspective on his career and taught him to advocate for himself.
The near-death experience took place in Vancouver while O’Brien was performing a stunt for the movie. He was thrown from one vehicle and struck by another, resulting in a concussion, facial fractures, and other injuries. The production was shut down in late April and resumed the following year.
The actor reflected on what happened after the incident, saying, “It’s very commonplace in the culture for young actors to be controlled.” He noted how young actors are often told not to become ‘difficult’ or ‘a pain in the ass,’ adding, “I learned after the accident to not conflate taking care of yourself and looking after yourself.”
O’Brien also advised younger actors, “Don’t let them manipulate you into thinking that is being difficult, because I can look at that day and know I was a 24-year-old kid who was raising concerns about how we were approaching things, and they were not listened to, they were not respected. Then, what happened happened.”
Dylan O’Brien rose in the industry with his role as Stiles Stilinski in 2011’s ‘Teen Wolf,’ alongside Tyler Posey and Crystal Reed. He landed a lead role in Wes Ball’s ‘Maze Runner’ franchise just a few years later.
Most recently, the actor portrayed Dan Aykroyd in Jason Reitman’s biographical comedy-drama ‘Saturday Night.’ The movie, which also stars Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, and Ella Hunt, hit the theaters on September 27.
