Adam Driver has revealed that, at one level, there was a Ben Solo film within the works set throughout the Star Wars universe and he would have starred in it.
The 41-year-old Kylo Ren actor instructed Related Press that Steven Soderbergh would have directed, however Disney Chief Bob Iger and Disney Leisure co-chairman Alan Bergman determined to not make the film.
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“I all the time was focused on 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 mentioned: With an amazing director and an amazing story, I’d be there in a second. I cherished that character and cherished enjoying him,” the actor shared.
Apparently the film would have taken place after The Rise of the Skywalker and the script was labored on by Scott Z. Burns. Adam calls it “one of many coolest” scripts he “had ever been part of.”
“We introduced the script to Lucasfilm. They cherished the concept. They completely understood our angle and why we have been doing it,” Adam mentioned. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman they usually mentioned no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
“It was known as The Hunt for Ben Solo and it was actually cool. However it’s no extra, so I can lastly speak about it.”
Be taught extra about Adam‘s subsequent large film with Anne Hathaway known as Alone at Daybreak.