Overview
- Ridley told IGN she was surprised Driver revealed the canceled film and said the overwhelmingly positive fan response left her feeling "joyful."
- Driver previously said he developed The Hunt for Ben Solo with Steven Soderbergh starting in 2021, with writers Scott Z. Burns and Rebecca Blunt, and that Lucasfilm supported the idea.
- According to Driver’s account reported by multiple outlets, Disney leaders Bob Iger and Alan Bergman declined to move it forward because they did not accept a path for Ben Solo’s return.
- Fans have staged a visible push to revive the project, including a plane banner over Disney’s Burbank lot and a Times Square billboard using #SaveTheHuntForBenSolo.
- Ridley noted her Rey-led New Jedi Order film is still in development and offered no new timetable, saying only that she believes the wait will be worth it.