Adam Driver says his Kylo Ren return is dead: no more Star Wars
The gist
American actor Adam Driver said he is done playing Kylo Ren: "No more Star Wars."
The dropped Ben Solo film leaves fans of the character without a sequel story.
How it unfolded
- Oct 20, 2025Driver revealed that Disney nixed a Kylo Ren film he pitched with Steven Soderbergh.
- Nov 5, 2026On The Rich Eisen Show, Driver said he is done playing Kylo Ren: "It's over. No more Star Wars."
- Nov 5, 2026Driver confirmed he will play Otis Wardell, the principal antagonist, in Michael Mann's Heat 2, starting production in early December.
Key terms
- sequel trilogy
- The third set of three Star Wars films, released between 2015 and 2019, continuing the main saga.
- standalone film
- A film whose story is not connected to other films but is set in the same universe.
- principal antagonist
- The main character in a story who opposes the protagonist and is often a villain.
Source: Wikipedia