Adam Driver can finally talk about the Ben Solo 'Star Wars' movie he pitched. It didn't end well

Kylo Ren is dormant and truthful is Adam Driver’s thought for a Ben Solo “Star Wars” movie.

The Oscar-nominated histrion says helium spent 2 years processing a movie that centered his quality — the lad of Princess-turned-Gen. Leia Organa and Han Solo — acceptable aft the events of “The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney, however, yet unopen it down.

“I ever was funny successful doing different ‘Star Wars,’” Driver, who portrayed the dark-side warrior successful the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, told the Associated Press. “I had been talking astir doing different 1 since 2021. Kathleen [Kennedy, Lucasfilm president,] had reached out. I ever said: With a large manager and a large story, I’d beryllium determination successful a second. I loved that quality and loved playing him.”

The “Ferrari” histrion elaborate however helium approached filmmaker Steven Soderbergh with his thought aft feeling determination was immoderate unfinished concern for Kylo Ren. Born Ben Solo, the grandson of Anakin Skywalker was grooming to go a Jedi nether his Uncle Luke earlier being seduced by the acheronian side. When helium is introduced successful “The Force Awakens,” Kylo Ren is simply a First Order warlord pursuing successful Darth Vader’s footsteps, but helium yet finds redemption aft sacrificing himself successful “The Rise of Skywalker.”

But erstwhile helium joined the sequel trilogy, Driver had envisioned a antithetic arc for the character. They developed an thought that “was truly cool. ... But it is nary more, truthful I tin yet speech astir it.”

Soderbergh and Rebecca Blunt had outlined a communicative that they yet pitched to Kennedy, Lucasfilm Vice President Carrie Beck and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni. They past tapped filmmaker Scott Z. Burns to constitute a publication that Driver described arsenic “one of the coolest [expletive] scripts I had ever been a portion of.”

According to the “Megalopolis” actor, Lucasfilm “loved the idea” for the movie, which was past titled “The Hunt for Ben Solo” and would person been made with the aforesaid character-driven tone and handmade consciousness of the archetypal “Star Wars” films.

Unfortunately, the higher-ups astatine Disney were not arsenic enthusiastic due to the fact that of 1 small detail: the character’s destiny successful the sequel films.

“We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman and they said no,” Driver said. “They didn’t spot however Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”

“I truly enjoyed making the movie successful my head,” Soderbergh said successful a connection to the Associated Press. “I’m conscionable atrocious the fans won’t get to spot it.” (According to AP, representatives for Disney and Lucasfilm declined comment.)

Fans whitethorn not beryllium capable to spot Driver’s Ben Solo movie, but “Star Wars” volition beryllium backmost successful theaters soon. Jon Favreau’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which picks up the communicative of the Disney+ bid “The Mandalorian,” is slated for a May 22 release. Shawn Levy’s “Star Wars: Starfighter,” starring Ryan Gosling, is scheduled to beryllium released May 28, 2027.

Also successful assorted stages of improvement are a movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, which volition spot the instrumentality of Daisy Ridley arsenic Rey, a James Mangold-directed movie exploring the origins of the Force and a trilogy from “X-Men” filmmaker Simon Kinberg.