The Hunt for Ben Solo

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The Hunt for Ben Solo is an unproduced American space opera film that was to be directed by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Lucasfilm. The screenplay was written by Scott Z. Burns from a story by Soderbergh and Rebecca Blunt. It would have been part of the Star Wars franchise, focusing on Adam Driver's Ben Solo following his apparent death during the events of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy approached Driver in 2021 to ask if he was open to reprising his role in a future film. Driver expressed interest, and shared an idea for such a film with his Logan Lucky (2017) director Soderbergh. A full treatment and beat sheet were developed by Soderbergh and Blunt, and Burns was hired to write the screenplay. The film reached a stage where the script was finalized and early pre-production was beginning. Lucasfilm then presented the project to Disney executives, who decided not to move forward with it. This was the first time Disney rejected...

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