Whereas the “fundamental” Star Wars tales have lain dormant since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, there have been numerous makes an attempt to resurrect the collection in the primary continuity, however regardless of many scripts and concepts doing the rounds, nothing has made its approach to the display, except for subsequent summer time’s The Mandalorian & Grogu.
Nonetheless, that hasn’t stopped individuals attempting, and this week, phrase has unfold that Star Wars alumni Adam Driver – who performed Ben Solo/Kylo Ren within the three sequels to the unique movies – tried to get a Ben Solo, erm, solo movie off the bottom. In truth, he spent shut to 2 years attempting to get this new movie off the bottom with legendary filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (Presence, Black Bag), however Disney didn’t go for it, regardless of reported assist from Lucasfilm and its management.
Talking to AP , Driver stated:
“I all the time was fascinated with 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 stated: With an amazing director and an amazing story, I’d be there in a second. I cherished that character and cherished enjoying him.”
Driver, Soderbergh and screenwriter Rebecca Blunt labored on a narrative that they then pitched to Dave Filoni, Cary Beck and Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm, was had been enthused by the concept, a lot in order that they then introduced on Contagion screenwriter Scott Z. Burns to jot down the screenplay. Driver added:
“We introduced the script to Lucasfilm. They cherished the concept. They completely understood our angle and why we had been doing it.”
Titled The Hunt for Ben Solo, the movie would have explored Ren’s survival and reckoning and been set after The Rise of Skywalker:
“It was referred to as ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ and it was actually cool,” Driver continued. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, they usually stated no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
“We needed to be judicial about the right way to spend cash and be economical with it, and do it for lower than most however in the identical spirit of what these motion pictures are, which is handmade and character-driven… “The Empire Strikes Again” being, for my part, the usual of what these motion pictures had been. However he’s, to me, one among my favorite administrators of all time. He lives his code, lives his ethics, doesn’t compromise.”
Sadly, regardless of Adam Driver saying it was “one of many coolest (expletive) scripts I had ever been part of” it finally didn’t come to fruition and joins the long-list of what might have beens for the franchise.
Soderbergh confirmed his participation and informed AP: “I actually loved making the film in my head. I’m simply sorry the followers gained’t get to see it.”
