(Left) Adam Driver in ‘Star Wars: The Final Jedi’. Photograph: Lucasfilm. (Proper) Oscar® nominee Steven Soderbergh arrives on the purple carpet of The 93rd Oscars® at Union Station in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Credit score/Supplier: Matt Petit / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
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- Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh pitched the concept for a Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ spin-off.
- It was to have adopted his character after ‘The Rise of Skywalker’.
- Lucasfilm preferred the concept; Disney didn’t wish to make it.
Whereas it has been fairly the wait for brand new ‘Star Wars’ cinematic choices since 2019’s ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, it’s not for need of Adam Driver and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh making an attempt.
In a brand new interview with the AP, Driver revealed that he and his ‘Logan Fortunate’ director labored collectively (alongside writers Scott Z. Burns and Rebecca Blunt) to create ‘Star Wars’ spin-off ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’.
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The film would have been Ben (AKA Kylo Ren) secretly surviving the occasions of ‘Skywalker’ and happening a quest for redemption.
Right here’s what Driver stated a couple of potential return:
“I all the time was concerned with doing one other ‘Star Wars.’ I had been speaking about doing one other one since 2021. Kathleen Kennedy had reached out. I all the time stated: ‘With a fantastic director and a fantastic story, I’d be there in a second.’ I beloved that character and beloved enjoying him.”
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So, what occurred with ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’?
(L to R) Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.’ Photograph: Lucasfilm.
As Driver tells it, he, Soderbergh, Blunt (who helped tough out the story) and Burns (who wrote a draft) got here up with the concept –– no phrase on how Solo survives after seemingly dying in ‘Skywalker,’ but when Palpatine can return, who is aware of? –– and took it to Kennedy, Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck at Lucasfilm, who all beloved the concept.
However the space-buck doesn’t cease with them, and the group then needed to promote Disney on the concept.
Right here’s Driver on how that went:
“We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and so they stated no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
And that is what Soderbergh advised the AP of his regrets for the unmade film:
“I actually loved making the film in my head. I’m simply sorry the followers gained’t get to see it.”
What’s subsequent for ‘Star Wars’ in theaters?
(L to R) Grogu and Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) in Lucasfilm’s ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’. Photograph courtesy of Lucasfilm. © 2025 Lucasfilm Ltd™. All Rights Reserved.
The precise subsequent movie might be ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ which has Jon Favreau within the director’s chair and flies on to screens on Might 22 subsequent 12 months.
That’s adopted by ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, on account of arrive Might 28, 2027.
(L to R): Ryan Gosling and Flynn Grey on the set of ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’. Photograph: Shawn Levy/Instagram.