Steven Soderbergh could by no means have gotten to make his “Star Wars” film starring Adam Driver, however that’s not going to sluggish him down. Whereas selling his new film “The Christophers,” the Oscar-winning director revealed that the venture, tentatively titled “The Hunt for Ben Solo,” was “going to be the largest factor” that he had ever tried to make.
Steven Soderbergh Shares New Perception On Scrapped ‘Star Wars’ Movie
In October 2025, Adam Driver revealed that he planned to return to a galaxy far, far-off together with his character, Ben Solo, who was redeemed from the darkish aspect and finally died in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” Though Lucasfilm initially appeared on board with the thought, Driver claimed Disney CEO Bob Iger scrapped the movie after he didn’t see how Ben Solo may come again to life.
Soderbergh has since expressed “frustration” and “disappointment” that the venture was scrapped, telling BK Mag “that was two and a half years of free work for me and Adam and [writer] Rebecca Blunt.”
Soderbergh Advised Adam Driver Not To ‘Editorialize’ Why The Film Was Cancelled
He continued, “When Adam and I mentioned him speaking about it publicly, I mentioned, ‘Look, don’t editorialize or speculate concerning the why. Simply say what occurred, as a result of all we all know is what occurred.’ The acknowledged motive was, ‘We don’t assume Ben Solo could possibly be alive.’ And that was all we have been instructed. And so there’s nothing to do about it, you already know, besides transfer on.”
“I’d sort of made the film in my head, and simply felt unhealthy that no person else was going to get to see it,” he continued. “I assumed the dialog was strictly going to be a sensible one—the place they go, what is that this going to value? And I had a very good reply for that. However it by no means even obtained to that time. It’s insane. We’re all very disillusioned.”
Steven Soderbergh Thought It Would Be ‘The Greatest Factor’ He’s Ever Made
In one other interview with The Daily Beast, Soderbergh admitted, “In the previous few years, many of the initiatives have been both small or mid-sized, and I’ve been hankering for one thing just a little greater.”
He went on to say, “Star Wars was going to occupy that slot. That was going to be the largest factor I’ve ever tried to make. And I used to be enthusiastic about engaged on an enormous canvas. You already know, it’s been some time. I’ve obtained different stuff that I’m attempting to get going that’ll fulfill that need.”
After admitting that he had been engaged on “The Hunt For Ben Solo” for a “very long time,” he in contrast it to “complaining concerning the climate,” saying, “You simply should determine it out. It’s the artist’s job to adapt.”
Soderbergh Is Not Afraid To Strategy One other Franchise
When requested if he was afraid to strategy one other franchise after his expertise with Disney, Soderbergh jokingly referred to as himself “the cockroach after the nuclear winter.”
“There’s no model of the enterprise that I don’t assume I can discover a method by way of,” he mentioned. “I didn’t view that as getting into the maw of some machine that was going to chew me up. It’s conceivable—whether or not it’s an concept that I generate or if I’m approached by one thing that’s ‘hell yeah!’—that I’d discover myself working in a franchise context. I’m not nervous about that. I can perform correctly in that environment.”
Steven Soderbergh Reveals His Stance On One other ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Film
Soderbergh was additionally requested within the interview if he deliberate to revisit the world of “Ocean’s Eleven.” Regardless that some followers have been wanting ahead to his return to the franchise, particularly after his “Star Wars” venture with Adam Driver didn’t work out, Soderbergh appeared prepared at hand over the reins to another person.
“Between the three I did after which Gary’s film [Ocean’s 8], I’ve put within the hours. Truthfully, any person else ought to make it theirs,” he mentioned. “I put my signature on the three I directed, and it’s all teed up for any person else to try this, and they need to.”
“They’re difficult, however they’re enjoyable. And it’s enjoyable to make issues which can be enjoyable,” he added. “I’ve very fond recollections of my Ocean’s responsibility, however it’s any person else’s flip. I don’t know what else to offer it.”
