Adam Driver Reaffirms Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo Will Likely Never Be Made, but Would Play Kylo Ren One More Time If It Was
Driver said he was a childhood X-Men fan and chose the role for Jake Schreier’s direction and Kevin Feige’s involvement.
- On Wednesday, actor Adam Driver appeared on The Rich Eisen Show and confirmed that a return to Star Wars for 'The Hunt for Ben Solo' is 'over,' stating that 'the ship has sailed.'
- Driver and director Steven Soderbergh spent two years developing a script with writers Scott Burns and Rebecca Blunt, but Disney executives ultimately rejected the film despite internal support from Lucasfilm leadership.
- Fan campaigns featuring billboards and aerial displays over Disney facilities surprised Driver, though he appreciates the 'incredible' support and believes the opportunity to revisit the character has passed.
- Disney is instead prioritizing Star Wars Episode X with filmmaker Jon Watts and writer Simon Kinberg, while Soderbergh has moved on to assist with production on The Batman Part 2.
- The next Star Wars film to hit theaters will be Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, releasing May 28, 2027.
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Adam Driver will never be Kylo Ren again. The bad news for fans of Star Wars revealed the same actor during a recent episode of The Rich Eisen Show. The conductor in fact asked Driver if he thought he was still playing the villain of the famous saga invented by George Lucas. "Yes, it is [...] The article "Kylo Ren is dead, it's over. I always wanted to shoot another Star Wars, we worked on it and we tried, but the leaders said no": the revelatio…
The actor confirmed that there will be no new film centered on Ben Solo, a character he played in the last trilogy of 'Star Wars'.
Adam Driver On Taking 'X-Men' Role After Years Of Rejecting MCU
After years of rejected offers, Adam Driver is finally joining the MCU with Jake Schreier’s take on X-Men. The 2x Oscar nominee recently explained that the role of Nathaniel Millbury/Mister Sinister came along at what “felt like a right time,” following several attempts on Kevin Feige’s behalf to court the actor into joining the Marvel […]
Star Wars: Ben Solo Never Needed To Come Back Anyway
Last year, Star Wars fans were shocked by the revelation that Lucasfilm turned down The Hunt for Ben Solo, a story that would have followed The Artist Formerly Known as Kylo Ren as he dealt with his redemption in the wake of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Not only would Adam […]
The 42-year-old actor is set to play Mister Sinister in the new "X-Men" film.
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