Los Angeles: Adam Driver says “the ship has sailed” on him playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars franchise.
‘It’s Over’
During Wednesday’s episode of The Rich Eisen Show, Driver was asked whether he thinks he’s done playing the character, to which the actor quickly responded: “Yeah. It’s over.”
“No more Star Wars,” he said, before adding: “We tried to do one more. But they were like, ‘No, he’s dead.'”
The Rejected Project
Driver was referring to The Hunt for Ben Solo, a proposed standalone film centred on his character that Disney ultimately rejected. The actor revealed last year that he had been working on the project with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who was set to direct.
“We worked on it for a few years, really and earnestly for two years,” Driver said. “We got a script together that was really good with Scott Burns and Rebecca Blunt and Soderbergh and I, and we all worked on it. It was really cool, but I don’t get to decide.”
How Disney Said No
In October 2025, the Girls star made headlines when he revealed Disney had turned down the film, which would have followed Ben Solo after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
“I always was interested in doing another Star Wars,” Driver said at the time. “We presented the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the idea. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it.”
However, when the project reached Disney executives Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, the idea was rejected. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that,” he said.
‘It’s Not Our Call’
Asked during Wednesday’s interview whether he would be interested in returning if someone wanted to resurrect the project, Driver said: “If they wanted to, fine. But it’s not our call. I think the ship has sailed, though.”
He also praised the fan response to the proposed film, which included campaigns urging Disney to reconsider. “The fans’ response to it, though, was pretty incredible,” he said, adding that he didn’t expect people to put up billboards or fly planes over Disney to show their support. “That was pretty cool.”
What’s Next
Driver stars in Paper Tiger alongside Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, set for release on November 13. He is also expected to begin work on Michael Mann’s Heat 2 next month, and in August it was announced he will play Mister Sinister in the forthcoming X-Men reboot.
