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Steven Soderbergh Admits Frustration over Scrapped Ben Solo 'Star Wars' Movie: 'It's Insane'
Lucasfilm supported the script but Disney's top executives rejected it, citing the improbability of Ben Solo's survival, ending a two-year development with fan backlash.
- Last year, Adam Driver revealed the scrapped project `The Hunt for Ben Solo`, which Disney CEO Bob Iger and co-chair Alan Bergman rejected, ending the film.
- Disney executives said the only reason for rejection was `We don't think Ben Solo could be alive`, despite outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy calling the Burns script `great` last month and creators considering budget concerns.
- Two and a half years of work by Soderbergh, Driver and Rebecca Blunt ended with Soderbergh saying he `earmarked two years` and then wrote four new scripts.
- Star Wars fans mobilized after Driver revealed the scrapped project, with Daisy Ridley praising the positivity and fans paid for a plane banner over Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif.
- With Lucasfilm leadership changing, observers speculate new leaders Josh D'Amaro, Dave Filoni, and Lynwen Brennan might revisit the project as The Mandalorian and Grogu film debuts in May.
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Steven Soderbergh admits frustration over scrapped Ben Solo 'Star Wars' movie: 'It's insane'
"The Hunt for Ben Solo" would have followed Driver's Kylo Ren after the events of "The Rise of Skywalker."Steven Soderbergh; Adam Driver in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Gerald Matzka/Getty; LucasfilmStar Wars fans aren't the only ones mourning The Hunt for Ben Solo.Steven Soderbergh is also disappointed that his planned Star Wars sequel starring Adam Driver never came to fruition. The Oscar-winning filmmaker recently told BK Magazine that …
Steven Soderbergh On Giving Disney Nearly Three Years Of “Free Work” For Unmade ‘Star Wars’ Sequel: “We Were All Frustrated”
Following last year's campaign for the unrealized 'Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo', Steven Soderbergh assures he's just as frustrated as fans.
Disney Axed ‘Star Wars’ Sequel ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ Without Ever Asking About the Budget or Other Details, Says Soderbergh: ‘It’s Insane’ and ‘We Were All Frustrated’
Steven Soderbergh spent two-and-a-half years developing the 'Star Wars' sequel movie 'The Hunt for Ben Solo' only for Disney to kill it.
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