Adam Driver was not done with the Star Wars universe and pitched Lucasfilm and Disney a spinoff that would’ve been a direct sequel to 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
Driver took on the role of Ben Solo for the Star Wars sequel trilogy, playing the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker, best known as Darth Vader.
As you may know, Ben Solo turns into the villain Kylo Ren, who has a redemption arc and apparently dies at the end of The Rise of Skywalker. However, Driver felt his character had unfinished business and thought of an idea for a sequel film.
“I always was interested in doing another Star Wars,” Driver said in an interview with AP. “I had been talking about doing another one since 2021. Kathleen (Kennedy) had reached out. I always said: With a great director and a great story, I’d be there in a second. I loved that character and loved playing him.”
Driver detailed a concept for the film which Steven Soderbergh wrote a script for which the actor says was “one of the coolest (expletive) scripts I had ever been a part of.”
“We presented the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the idea. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it,” Driver said. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
The film was tentatively titled The Hunt for Ben Solo with Driver adding, “But it is no more, so I can finally talk about it.”
In a statement to AP, Soderbergh said, “I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I’m just sorry the fans won’t get to see it.”
The Star Wars universe is not short on films with multiple projects in the pipeline. The next film to be released is The Mandalorian and Grogu, a spinoff of the Disney+ series starring Pedro Pascal as Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin. The film directed by Jon Favreau is set to release on May 22, 2026.
Another film currently in production is Star Wars: Starfighter, set to star Ryan Gosling and opening in theaters on May 28, 2027.
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