On Friday, Adam Driver revealed that he would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his role as Mister Sinister at the Disney D23 event. On the same day, Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni gave fans hope that the actor would also be returning to his role as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo from the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy.
Inside ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’
“The Hunt for Ben Solo” was the name of a “Star Wars” film created by Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh. The pair worked on the movie for years with help from Scott Z. Burns, who wrote the script. Although Lucasfilm initially approved it, Driver told AP News in October 2025 that the project was shut down because former Disney boss Bob Iger could not see how his character, Ben Solo, could return after he died at the end of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”
“We presented the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the idea. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it,” Driver said at the time. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
Although he has been asked about the future of the movie at multiple interviews, Soderbergh has insisted that everyone involved has moved on from the project. In an interview with The Playlist, Soderbergh confirmed that the movie was dead, saying, “Look, if it was gonna happen, it would have happened.”
However, at the Disney D23 event on Friday, Filoni gave fans hope that the project might be resurrected in the future.
At the Disney D23 event, Filoni answered many questions about season 2 of “Ahsoka,” which will hit Disney+ in January 2027. He expressed surprise when he was finally asked about the status of “The Hunt for Ben Solo.”
“We’re not making that picture right now. That’s all I can say,” he said with a Jedi hand wave and a coy smile.
Later, however, Deadline caught up with Filoni, who seemingly thought better of his earlier comments.
“It’s not here. You won’t find it here,” Filoni said when asked if Kylo Ren would ever return. “The force is not with us in that regard. I love the love you feel for it.”
However, fans remain optimistic that he will return. When Filoni said, “you won’t find it here,” some fans have suggested that he meant that an announcement won’t be made at D23, but possibly during 2027’s Star Wars Celebration.
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On Friday night, Driver appeared virtually at Disney’s D23 event to reveal his “X-Men” casting to fans. Although he joked that he would play Magneto, later reports revealed that he will actually play Mister Sinister.
“Kevin and I have been talking for years about maybe joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And I think we finally found the perfect film at the perfect time with characters that I care very deeply about,” he said in the video.
Marvel boss Kevin Feige previously appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast with Josh Horowitz, where he joked about how it was a “tradition” for the “Ferrari” actor to turn down Marvel roles.
He said it was a “long-lived tradition” to “Zoom with him, and then he passes,” but noted that the actor “couldn’t be more cordial” with his rejection and was “usually upfront about how” he was feeling.
Although he didn’t reveal which roles Driver rejected in the past, fans are looking forward to his upcoming involvement in the MCU.
Adam Driver’s ‘Star Wars’ Character Returned In A New Project
Fortunately for fans of Kylo Ren/Ben Solo, the character has returned in a 5-part comic series. While “The Rise of Kylo Ren” explored Ben Solo’s fall to the dark side, “Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren” explored the events just after “The Last Jedi,” where Kylo Ren was forced to come to terms with his family legacy after taking over the position of Supreme Leader of the First Order.
The third story, “The Fall of Kylo Ren” will take place just before the beginning of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” which is the final movie in the Skywalker Saga. In his monthly newsletter, writer Charles Soule expressed excitement about finishing the trilogy.
“REIGN gave him clarity, even a sort of happiness. FALL is the final piece of the puzzle. I hope those of you following this story will enjoy,” Soule teased, adding, “And Tava Ren’s in it.”
Tava Ren is a Force-sensitive character first introduced in “The Reign of Kylo Ren.” Although she has taken over control of the Knights of Ren while Kylo Ren was busy with the First Order, Kylo Ren is seen exerting control over his Knights in “The Rise of Skywalker.” The last four issues of the comic will explore how he once again took control of the group.
The first issue of “The Fall of Kylo Ren” was released on August 12.
