Steven Soderbergh Reveals Lucasfilm’s Unprecedented Rejection

Following experiences of a scrapped Star Wars spin-off following the fan-favorite Kylo Ren/Ben Solo, as performed by Adam Driver, the movie’s author, Steven Soderbergh is talking out. Set after 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it could have been titled The Hunt for Ben Solo.

Soderbergh supplied further context to the movie’s cancellation on Bluesky, stating: “Within the aftermath of [The Hunt for Ben Solo] scenario, I requested Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a completed film script for greenlight to Disney and had it rejected. She mentioned no, this was a primary.“

The filmmaker continued by including that he lamented the secretive standing surrounding The Hunt For Ben Solo. “For the file, I didn’t get pleasure from mendacity in regards to the existence of THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO, however it actually did want to stay a secret…till now,” Soderbergh wrote.

Earlier this month, Driver ignited hypothesis surrounding the scrapped spin-off. The actor revealed his facet of the story, stating:

I had been speaking about doing one other one since 2021. Kathleen (Kennedy) had reached out. I at all times mentioned: With an awesome director and an awesome story, I’d be there in a second. I beloved that character and beloved taking part in him.

He defined that Lucasfilm “beloved the thought” and “completely understood [the film’s] angle.” Nonetheless, when the filmmakers took the thought to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, the executives rejected the pitch as a result of “they didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive.”

After Driver’s feedback, Star Wars followers have launched a marketing campaign to understand Driver’s hopes of returning as Ben for one more movie. Simply a few days in the past, a banner studying “Save The Hunt for Ben Solo” was seen flying over Burbank. Disney and Lucasfilm have but to answer these calls, so it stays to be seen if The Hunt for Ben Solo will likely be resurrected.