Daisy Ridley Surprised by Canceled Ben Solo Star Wars Film

Daisy Ridley expressed surprise and delight over the revelation of a canceled Star Wars project centered on Adam Driver's character, Ben Solo, while praising fans for their unified efforts to revive it.

In a recent interview with IGN, Ridley, who portrayed Rey in the sequel trilogy, said she had heard vague rumors about the film through industry connections but was caught off guard when Driver publicly disclosed its existence. "I knew a piece of it. I heard rumblings. I have lots of friends who are crew, so things always travel like that," she said. "But, whoa! When the story came out, no, I was like, 'Oh, my God!' And it was him that said it, right? It was funny because, like, 'Oh, wow, Adam is saying it, and that's the big surprise of the year.'"

Driver first spoke about the project, titled "The Hunt for Ben Solo," in an Associated Press interview earlier this year. The standalone spinoff would have followed the character, also known as Kylo Ren, in the years after the events of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Driver collaborated with director Steven Soderbergh on the story over two years, while writers Rebecca Blunt and Scott Z. Burns completed the script. Lucasfilm...