Adam Driver has revealed that Disney rejected a Ben Solo sequel movie he planned to make with Steven Soderbergh.
Speaking to AP News, Driver said he had been in talks to do another Star Wars movie based around Kylo Ren (the Jedi-in-training formerly known as Ben Solo) since 2021. From there, Driver enlisted the help of Soderbergh to pitch a story to Lucasfilm bosses, including Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni.
“We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that," Driver lamented.
In a statement, Soderbergh said, “I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I’m just sorry the fans won’t get to see it.”
A frenzied final act in The Rise of Skywalker ultimately led to Ren's redemption and death – though the Star Wars series has had a long, long history of bringing back characters through various means.
Episode 9 alone brought back Emperor Palpatine in contentious – and muddied – circumstances after seemingly perishing at the end of Return of the Jedi.
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