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Adam Driver has once again voiced his frustration at Disney’s decision to scrap the planned Star Wars film The Hunt for Ben Solo, which he developed for two-and-a-half years with director Steven Soderbergh. Speaking during the promotional tour for his new project Paper Tiger, the actor told the Associated Press that the studio’s rejection of the project felt deeply wrong.
For me it was: Steven Soderbergh wants to make a ‘Star Wars’ film. What are we debating? It’s what it is. It’s criminal. Or it felt criminal. We’re all moving on. On to the next. And Steven already has something else that’s one of the best things he’s ever written.
Adam Driver
The project was first revealed by Driver in an interview with the same outlet in October 2025. He explained that Disney executives struggled to accept the idea of bringing Ben Solo back after the character’s apparent death in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Driver had been open to returning to the role for some time.
I always was interested in doing another Star Wars. I had been talking about doing another one since 2021. Kathleen [Kennedy] had reached out. I always said: ‘With a great director and a great story, I’d be there in a second.’ I loved that character and loved playing him.
Adam Driver
News of the cancelled film prompted a strong reaction from fans. Campaigns included a plane flying a banner reading “Save ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’” over Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, and billboards appearing in Times Square. Daisy Ridley, who played Rey opposite Driver in the sequel trilogy, publicly supported the fan efforts. Driver admitted he was taken aback by the scale of the response.
I was blown away by the response to it. In no way did I think there would be billboards in Times Square. It’s so moving. It did feel like we were all at the bar having a conversation about the films we wanted to see.
Adam Driver
Despite the outpouring of support, Driver appears to have accepted that his time as Kylo Ren and Ben Solo is over. Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show earlier in his current press tour, he remarked: “If they wanted to, fine. But we’re not … It’s not our call. I think the ship has sailed though.”
Soderbergh, for his part, has already moved on to other work, leaving The Hunt for Ben Solo as one of the more intriguing Star Wars projects that never reached the screen.
Source: Variety
