Overview
- Soderbergh, in a Tuesday interview with The Playlist, said he will not seek to revive the unmade Star Wars film and has moved on.
- Adam Driver originated the idea to continue Ben Solo’s story and developed it with Soderbergh and writer Rebecca Blunt for about two to three years.
- Lucasfilm backed the script, but Disney executives Bob Iger and Alan Bergman rejected it after questioning how Ben Solo could be alive, according to Driver’s account.
- Fans pushed for a reversal, including a plane banner over Disney’s Burbank studio, yet leadership changes to Dave Filoni at Lucasfilm and Josh D’Amaro at Disney have not reopened the project.
- The firm no from Soderbergh signals the project is closed even as Star Wars shifts back to theaters with titles like The Mandalorian & Grogu.