Overview
- Ridley says she had heard rumblings about the project through crew friends but was shocked that Adam Driver publicly revealed it.
- She praises the #SaveTheHuntForBenSolo effort, including a banner flown over Disney Studios, as a unifying, upbeat show of fandom.
- Driver previously said he and Steven Soderbergh developed the film from 2021 with a script by Scott Z. Burns, and that Lucasfilm embraced the idea.
- According to Driver and multiple reports, Disney leaders Bob Iger and Alan Bergman rejected the project after it advanced internally, questioning the premise of Ben Solo’s return.
- The spinoff remains shelved with no sign of a reversal, while Ridley says a separate Rey-centered movie is still in development and that the wait will be worth it; some outlets report there are currently no plans for Driver to return.