Adam Driver Says He Won't Return to Star Wars After Disney Rejected Pitch
Driver told The Rich Eisen Show that he and others tried to make one more film, but Disney declined because his character, Kylo Ren, was dead.
Adam Driver said he will not return to Star Wars, telling The Rich Eisen Show that a pitch for another film was turned down by Disney. Driver said he and others tried to make one more movie, but the studio declined, saying his character was dead.
Driver was on the program promoting his new film Paper Tiger, which opens in theaters on November 13.
His character, Kylo Ren, finished his story arc in 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the third of the Disney sequels Driver appeared in after 2015's The Force Awakens.
According to screencrush.com, reports a few months before the interview said Driver and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh had pitched a Rise of Skywalker prequel called The Hunt for Ben Solo, which Disney also turned down.
The franchise continues without him: Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, is set to open in theaters next May.
Quick answers
Will Adam Driver return to Star Wars?
No. Driver said on The Rich Eisen Show that he will not come back, and that Disney rejected a pitch for another film because his character was dead.
When does Adam Driver's new film Paper Tiger open?
Paper Tiger opens in theaters on November 13.
When does Star Wars: Starfighter come out?
Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, is set to open in theaters next May.