The director of the “secret” ‘Star Wars’ movie about Kylo Ren talks about its cancellation and fans rent a plane to “save” it

Despite not convincing a large part of the fans, the third trilogy of the science fiction saga Star Wars It continues to give a lot to talk about. After all, the recovery, based on that project, of the universe originally devised by George Lucas, has also given way to a long list of films and series to the delight of fans, such as Rogue One, Andor o The Mandalorian.

However, in this Star Wars explotation was missing, without knowing it, a film that until now had been kept secret by Disney and Lucasfilm, but that after the recent revelations of Adam Driver has come to light. It would be a film about Ben Solothe character also known as Kylo Ren, played by Driver himself, who would have had his own title focused on his figure after the events recounted in the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

“It was one of the most incredible scripts I’ve ever been involved in,” said the twice-nominated actor. oscar awards. According to his statements, Lucasfilm viewed the project favorably, but Disney’s top brass were not convinced, as they saw it as very difficult to resurrect the character and make it credible.

The director of that film canceled by Disney was going to be Steven Soderberghwho has added fuel to the fire by telling his version of events. “For the record, I did not enjoy lying about the existence of The hunt for Ben Solo (that’s what the movie was going to be called), but it really had to remain a secret… until now!”

In addition, the filmmaker responsible for titles such as the film saga Ocean’s Eleven He assured that, after the “case” of the canceled script, he asked the president of Lucasfilm if it had ever happened that Disney canceled a project already delivered and approved by the original production company of Star Wars. “He told me no, it was the first time.”

The news has not gone unnoticed by Star Wars fans. This Friday, a group of fans of the universe of George Lucas He rented a small plane to hang a huge banner from it that said: “Save The hunt for Ben SoloFor several minutes, the vehicle could be seen flying over the Walt Disney studios in the state of California.

“I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I’m sorry that fans won’t be able to see it,” Soderbergh himself insisted. However, despite the cancellation of the film with Adam Driver, the truth is that Disney already has several plans for Star Wars. In 2026 the film will be released The Mandalorian and Groguadaptation to the big screen of what was the first major series of the intergalactic saga. In addition, at least three other titles are expected for 2027 and 2028, including Star Wars: Starfightera film that will star Ryan Gosling as the protagonist.