Disney scrapped Adam Driver’s proposed ‘Star Wars’ sequel for Kylo Ren: here’s why

Known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Adam Driver He once proposed a sketch for a sequel to the franchise. The idea of ​​this possible film focused on Ben Solo’s characterbut unfortunately Disney passed up the opportunity. Everything comes because the actor he was always interested in working in more movies Star Wars.

The idea began to take shape in 2021 just after Kathleen Kennedypresident of Lucasfilmwill contact you. Adam Driver He revealed that as long as there was a good creative team behind the project, he would be there in a blink of an eye. Precisely, the actor has suggested on several occasions that Kylo Ren It was a character that he loved, because what playing him was great.

A sequel focused on Kylo Ren with potential

About this film he commented that he would resume the story after the events of The Rise of Skywalkerthe final installment of the sequels. Adam Driver He commented that he liked the idea of ​​it exploring in detail Kylo Ren’s redemption arc. This was because he believed his character’s story was incomplete and wanted to give the character the conclusion it deserved.

The truth is that the project progressed quite a bit, since he remembered taking this idea to the director Steven Soderbergh and then present it to several executives of Lucasfilm as a very real possibility. Apparently they loved the topic. They were so excited that they even hired Scott Z. Burns to write a script. However, once it was introduced to Bob Iger already Alan Bergmanboth They rejected the idea immediately.

Disney’s top brass They couldn’t see the potential beyond the death of Kylo Ren and they simply argued that the movie didn’t make any sense. “We present the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the idea. They perfectly understood our approach and why we were doing it“he commented on the matter.”We told it to Bob Iger y Alan Bergmanand they refused. They didn’t understand how Ben Solo was alive. And period“.

Although The Hunt for Ben Solo It may never be released in theaters, there are other productions of Star Wars on the way that fans of the franchise can look forward to. These include The Mandalorian & Grogu, Star Wars: Starfighter and a still untitled project Dave Filoni.