Overview
- Adam Driver told the Associated Press that he and Soderbergh spent two years developing The Hunt for Ben Solo and that Disney’s Bob Iger and Alan Bergman declined it after questioning how the character could be alive.
- Reporting indicates the project, codenamed Quiet Leaves, had a finalized screenplay by Scott Z. Burns, a budget and proposed start date, and was entering early prep after an internal Lucasfilm greenlight.
- Insiders say Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Carrie Beck were directly involved during development and were enthusiastic about the drafts.
- Soderbergh confirmed the project on BlueSky, said he disliked keeping it secret, and relayed that Lucasfilm characterized Disney’s rejection of the finished script as a first.
- Fans have escalated a revival push with a plane banner over Disney’s Burbank lot and a Times Square billboard, but neither Disney nor Lucasfilm has announced any change.