""When Adam and I discussed him talking about it publicly, I said, 'Look, do not editorialize or speculate about the why. Just say what happened, because all we know is what happened.' The stated reason was 'We don't think Ben Solo could be alive.' And that was all we were told. And so there's nothing to do about it, you know, except move on.'"
""We were all frustrated,""
""You know, that was two and a half years of free work for me and Adam and [writer] Rebecca Blunt.""
""I thought the conversation [with Disney] was strictly going to be a practical one-where they go, what is this going to cost? And I had a really good answer for that. But it never even got to that point. It's insane. We're all very disappointed.""
Steven Soderbergh planned a Star Wars spin-off titled The Hunt for Ben Solo with Adam Driver reprising Kylo Ren/Ben Solo after The Rise of Skywalker. Disney declined to proceed, stating they did not believe Ben Solo could be alive, halting about two and a half years of work by Soderbergh, Driver, and writer Rebecca Blunt (a pen name for Jules Asner). Soderbergh reported that he had mentally completed the film and expected a practical budget conversation that never occurred. The cancellation left the creative team disappointed that the project would not be seen.
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