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Adam Driver: Kylo Ren Is Over

Heartbreak for Star Wars fans: Adam Driver says Ben Solo’s ship has sailed.

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Heartbreak for Star Wars fans: Adam Driver says Ben Solo's ship has sailed.

NEWS SUMMARY

On The Rich Eisen Show, Adam Driver said he is finished playing Kylo Ren. The Hunt for Ben Solo, developed with Steven Soderbergh, was rejected by Disney's Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and Driver believes the ship has sailed.

Adam Driver Shuts the Door on Kylo Ren After Disney's Rejection

It is the answer Star Wars fans were dreading. Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show while promoting his film Paper Tiger, Adam Driver was asked whether he is done playing Kylo Ren. His reply was blunt: it is over, and there will be no more Star Wars for him.

Driver explained that he and director Steven Soderbergh tried to make one more film, The Hunt for Ben Solo, but the response from Disney was essentially that the character is dead. Ben Solo died at the end of 2019's The Rise of Skywalker.

When Eisen asked what would happen if someone decided to revive the project, Driver said that would be fine, but that the decision is not his to make. Then came the line that stung: he thinks the ship has sailed.

Why the Ship Has Sailed on Driver's Soderbergh Star Wars Dream

A thick bound screenplay with a red rejection stamp on a dark desk under a lamp
Driver says Lucasfilm loved the script, but Disney said no (AI-generated illustration)

The ship has sailed, in his view, on a project he spent about two years developing in earnest with Soderbergh. He told Eisen the team produced a script he considered really good, written with Scott Z. Burns and Rebecca Blunt, the pen name of Jules Asner.

Driver first went public in October 2025, telling the Associated Press that Lucasfilm loved the idea but that Bob Iger and Alan Bergman turned it down because they could not see how Ben Solo was alive. Soderbergh said then that he was sorry fans would never see it.

Fans Flew a Plane Over Disney to Save Ben Solo's Film

Fans flew a banner above the studio's Burbank lot after the news broke, pleading for the project to be rescued. Driver called the fan response pretty incredible, saying he never expected billboards and planes, and that it was pretty cool.

Soderbergh struck a similar note in April, suggesting that if the film had been meant to happen, it would have.

What Comes Next for Star Wars Without Adam Driver's Ben Solo

A small propeller plane towing a blank banner across a blue sky above palm trees and studio buildings
Fans flew a banner over Disney's Burbank lot to save the film (AI-generated illustration)

What comes next in cinemas is Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy, written by Jonathan Tropper and starring Ryan Gosling, due May 28, 2027.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What did Adam Driver say about returning as Kylo Ren?

    He told The Rich Eisen Show that it is over and there will be no more Star Wars for him, adding that he thinks the ship has sailed.

  2. What was The Hunt for Ben Solo?

    It was a proposed Star Wars film set after The Rise of Skywalker, developed by Driver with Steven Soderbergh attached to direct and a script by Scott Z. Burns.

  3. Who rejected The Hunt for Ben Solo?

    Driver says Disney executives Bob Iger and Alan Bergman turned it down because they could not see how Ben Solo was alive, even though Lucasfilm liked it.

  4. Could the Ben Solo movie still be revived?

    Driver said it would be fine if Disney wanted to revive it, but the decision is not his, and he believes the moment has passed.

  5. What is the next Star Wars movie?

    Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, is scheduled to open in theaters on May 28, 2027.

Conclusion

Adam Driver has now said out loud what many fans feared since October 2025: Kylo Ren is not coming back. On The Rich Eisen Show, he recalled how he and Steven Soderbergh spent years on The Hunt for Ben Solo, a script he called really good, before Disney's Bob Iger and Alan Bergman passed because Ben Solo is dead. Driver left only the smallest opening, saying a revival is not his call, yet he still believes the ship has sailed. For the fans who flew a banner over Disney's lot, it is a painful ending, though Driver made clear their passion did not go unnoticed.

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