Adam Driver continues to express his displeasure with Disney over the decision to kill his “Star Wars” sequel “The Hunt for Ben Solo,” which he spent two and a half years developing with director Steven Soderbergh. In a new interview with The Associated Press during his “Paper Tiger” press tour, the Oscar nominee said he was surprised that Soderbergh’s involvement alone didn’t allow the studio to jump at the chance to make the film.
“For me it was: Steven Soderbergh wants to make a ‘Star Wars’ movie. What are we debating?” » said the driver. “It is what it is. It’s criminal. Or it seemed criminal. We all move on. And Steven already has something else that’s one of the best things he’s ever written.”
Driver revealed the existence of “The Hunt for Ben Solo” in an October 2025 interview with The Associated Press, explaining how Disney executives ended the project because they couldn’t understand the character’s return after his presumed death in 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
“I always wanted to do another Star Wars,” Driver said at the time. “I’ve been talking about doing another one since 2021. Kathleen (Kennedy) had contacted me. I always said, ‘With a great director and a great story, I’ll be there in a second.’ I loved this character and I loved playing him.
The mere existence of “The Hunt for Ben Solo” immediately mobilized “Star Wars” fans on social media to call on Disney to reverse its decision and put the “Star Wars” project back into development. A group of “Star Wars” fans even paid for a plane to fly a banner reading “Save ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo'” over the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Even Daisy Ridley, who starred alongside Driver as Rey in the most “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, defended fans for their support of “The Hunt for Ben Solo.”
“I was blown away by the response,” Driver told the AP in his latest interview. “I had no idea there would be billboards in Times Square. It’s so moving. It was like we were all at the bar talking about what movies we wanted to see.”
Earlier in his “Paper Tiger” press tour, Driver said on “The Rich Eisen Show” that his time playing Kylo Ren/Ben Solo was officially over now that “The Hunt for Ben Solo” was dead and gone. The actor said: “If they wanted to, fine. But we’re not… It’s not our decision. I think the ship has sailed.”
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