"Star Wars fans have been mourning the loss of Ben Solo, the Star Wars nepo baddie formerly known as Kylo Ren, since he met his demise in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. That the conflicted villain bit the dust just moments after renouncing his ties to the dark side still feels like a betrayal for some - and it got even worse with the reveal that his tragic fate could have been reversed."
"Adam Driver first revealed as much in 2025, telling that he'd been quietly working with director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Rebecca Blunt on a story that'd have brought Ben Solo back to the land of the living. When their pitch met approval from Lucasfilm execs, Scott Z. Burns came on to pen a script; though it was "one of the coolest" Driver had ever been attached to, Disney didn't let the dream last for long."
Ben Solo's death in The Rise of Skywalker prompted lasting fan grief and debate over his unresolved redemption. Adam Driver revealed in 2025 that he, Steven Soderbergh, and Rebecca Blunt developed a resurrection story that initially won Lucasfilm approval. Scott Z. Burns was later brought in to write a script, and the project, titled The Hunt for Ben Solo, spent two and a half years in development. Disney executives Bob Iger and Alan Bergman ultimately rejected the concept. Fans launched a campaign including Times Square billboards to save the project, while Soderbergh expressed disappointment that budget talks never occurred.
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