"Soderbergh and Driver had planned to make a sequel with a script from Scott Z. Burns, focusing on Ben Solo, Driver's villain Kylo Ren who was redeemed before his death in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Driver called the script "one of the coolest (expletive) scripts I had ever been a part of." Soderbergh explained that the project was "two and a half years of free work" from his team that included Driver, Burns, and co-writer Rebecca Blunt."
"Earlier this year, former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy addressed the situation with Soderbergh saying, "[The script] was just great. Anything's a possibility if somebody's willing to take a risk." You'd think she would be the one to take a risk, but not anymore. Soderbergh revealed the simple and maddening reason that actually benched this project was that Disney execs thought ... "We don't think Ben Solo could be alive.""
Star Wars filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver developed a planned sequel focused on Ben Solo with a script by Scott Z. Burns and co-writer Rebecca Blunt. The creative team invested about two and a half years of work, and Driver praised the script highly. Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy described the script as great and said risks could enable possibilities. Disney executives ultimately refused to greenlight the project, citing disbelief that Ben Solo could be alive despite numerous franchise resurrections. Soderbergh described the process as frustrating and disappointing for everyone involved.
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