Aidan Gillen Joins ‘The Maze Runner’ Film Cast

By Maryann Yin 

Scorch TrialsAidan Gillen has become well-known for playing the evil Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish on the Game of Thrones HBO series. The actor has signed on to step into the shoes of another villain for The Maze Runner film franchise.

Gillen will portray Janson (a.k.a. Rat-Man). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gillen’s character “becomes the main antagonist of the Maze Runner books.”

Shooting for The Scorch Trials, the second installment of the series, is set to start in October 2014. A theatrical release date has been scheduled for September 18, 2015.