Overview
- A plane carried the message "Shareholders Want The Hunt for Ben Solo" over Disney’s Burbank headquarters hours after the company’s shareholder call, marking the campaign’s latest aerial stunt.
- The film remains shelved with no indication of a reversal from Disney leadership.
- Adam Driver says Lucasfilm embraced the idea but Disney executives Bob Iger and Alan Bergman rejected it because they did not accept the premise that Ben Solo survived, a decision Steven Soderbergh has also confirmed.
- Reporting describes advanced development that included a script by Scott Z. Burns, an internal code name (Quiet Leaves), and staff hiring, with some accounts saying it had been greenlit before being pulled.
- The push includes a Times Square billboard, rallies outside Disney’s New York offices, “missing” flyers in Los Angeles, charitable fundraising tied to the effort, and public support from Rian Johnson.