Naturally, great care was taken during the filming of American Assassin to ensure the safety of O’Brien, as well as everybody involved in the action scenes, including fellow stars Michael Keaton and Taylor Kitsch.
American Assassin star Dylan O’Brien says making the action film was a big step in his recovery following his serious accident on the set of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure. O’Brien’s life forever changed during filming of the third Maze Runner film in April of 2016 when the actor suffered severe injuries filming an action sequence for the film.
Ultimately, in a leap of faith, the actor jumped back into the action genre with American Assassin, the first film adaptation based on late author Vince Flynn’s New York Times bestseller.
“This was a very big step for me coming off of that and was very helpful for me in recovery (after Maze Runner).