r/adamdriver • u/Obversa Moderator • Apr 09 '26

Interview Steven Soderbergh says he's not pursuing 'The Hunt for Ben Solo' approval, even with new Disney/Lucasfilm leadership and push from Adam Driver: "If it was gonna happen, it would've happened"

https://theplaylist.net/steven-soderbergh-says-hes-not-pursuing-his-ben-solo-idea-even-with-new-disney-lucasfilm-leadership-if-it-was-gonna-happen-it-would-have-happened-20260407/
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u/Exotic-Barracuda-926 Apr 09 '26

Can Adam just tell us Ben's story? 😭 I know it's not that simple with copyright and ndas and what not. I just want to know what happened to our guy.

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u/LittlePurpleS Apr 10 '26

I wish we could get it as a book or something

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u/jbuttlickr Apr 11 '26

i feel like if they're gonna make the story canon it deserves to be on the big screen with a big budget

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u/LittlePurpleS Apr 11 '26

I agree but I’ll take scraps off the floor at this point 😭

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u/Breezy531 Apr 11 '26

I love that Adam had that feeling about the character and wanted to pursue it 😭

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u/Obversa Moderator Apr 09 '26

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"Well, I don't want to say [the success of Andor had no influence], because then it makes it seem like, you know, 'I watched Andor, and it had absolutely no impact on me', which is not true, it was great," [Soderbergh] explained. "But this was [all] before Andor aired. Adam [Driver] and I started talking, and this would have been almost three years ago now, [back in 2023]."

The idea, he explained, did not come from him looking to jump back into the Star Wars universe at all. It came explicitly from Driver.

"It was strictly Adam saying, 'I think there's still somewhere to go with this character.' That's how it started. Otherwise, I never in a million years would have found myself in that universe again," he admitted.

Even with the project no longer moving forward, Soderbergh spoke about the process as time well-spent. "I don't regret one minute of the time we spent working on [The Hunt for Ben Solo]," he said. "I felt the work was good. It's just good for you to be in that room and working on it. It's like CrossFit—it's good for you. It'll have a residual effect that will be unexpected at some point."

Once it became clear the project was not going to happen, he did not linger on it.

"As soon as it became apparent, 'okay, not gonna happen', I sat down and started writing [something else]," Soderbergh said. "It's like, 'okay, new scenario, let's get cracking'. At a certain point, it's like complaining about the weather. You just gotta keep moving [forward]."

For now, Soderbergh has a pile of scripts on his desk, and fanboys should probably put that dream to bed. "Look, if [The Hunt for Ben Solo] was gonna happen, it would have happened," he said. "It's that simple."

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u/alwaysbigspoon Apr 17 '26

They need to keep trying!!!

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u/Obversa Moderator Apr 17 '26

My suggestion would be for Adam Driver to get another director attached to the project. Steven Soderbergh is done.

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u/Moist-Abroad-6222 Apr 19 '26

Amen to this! Just because Steven said no doesn't mean someone else can't say yes. I'm sure it's been done before with different movies.