‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’: Steven Soderbergh Uninterested in Potential Revival of the Project After Disney Leadership Change
Fans have hoped that the changes in Disney’s leadership would have been enough to help revive the unmade film _Star Wars: The Hunt For Ben Solo_ , would-be director Steven Soderbergh considers it something in the past that he has little interest in revisiting.
Talking to The Playlist, Steven Soderbergh stated that he felt that _The Hunt For Ben Solo_ was firmly a thing of the past, and that even if it were to escape development hell, he would not be interested in reviving the failed pitch. He started with a claim that Adam Driver’s passion for the project drove him to _Star Wars_ :
> “[The movie pitch] was strictly Adam saying, ‘I think there’s still somewhere to go with this character.’ That’s how it started. Otherwise, I never in a million years would have found myself in that universe again. I don’t regret one minute of the time we spent working on that; I felt the work was good. It’s just good for you to be in that room and working on it… It’ll have a residual effect that will be unexpected at some point.”
Steven Soderbergh was attached to direct _The Hunt For Ben Solo_ , the script written by Scott Z. Burns, produced by Rebecca Blunt, and which was enthusiastically supported by numerous Lucasfilm executives, including then-Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, current Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni, and head of development Carrie Beck. Soderbergh previously described his and Lucasfilm’s frustrations that the project failed to materialize, noting that “two and a half years of free work” was for naught.
In any case, fans hoping that the “residual effect” he was referring to might be him revisiting the project should keep their expectations in check, as Steven Soderbergh now says that he does not feel like the project is going to materialize under new management. Even if it does, he has moved on, as he stated in no uncertain terms:
> “As soon as it became apparent, okay, [the movie is] not gonna happen, I sat down and started writing [something else]. It’s like, ‘Okay, new scenario, let’s get cracking.’… You just gotta keep moving. Look, if it was gonna happen, it would have happened. It’s that simple.”
The project was nixed by former Disney CEO Bob Iger and succession candidate Alan Bergman, who is the chairman of Disney Studios. Since then, Josh D’Amaro has taken over, so there is technically room for a change of heart at the Mouse House. As unlikely as this seems, Soderbergh’s disinterest means that the project will not move forward. Upon her exit, Kathleen Kennedy mentioned the _Hunt for Ben Solo_ script, adding “Anything’s a possibility if somebody’s willing to take a risk.” Fans certainly haven’t given up, with high-profile ads in Times Square and even Toys for Tots charity drives.
##### Grant Davis (Pomojema)
+ posts
Grant has been a fan of _Star Wars_ for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of _Star Wars_ news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, **Movie News Net**. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
* Grant Davis (Pomojema)
https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/pomojema
__ Dave Filoni Reflects on Reviving Darth Maul in 'The Clone Wars' and Where He Is Headed as a Shadow Lord
* Grant Davis (Pomojema)
https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/pomojema
__ 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Will Have Filmmaker and Cast Event in Berlin on May the Fourth
* Grant Davis (Pomojema)
https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/pomojema
__ 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' New Character Details Confirmed, Including a Recurring Cameo Actor
* Grant Davis (Pomojema)
https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/pomojema
__ 'Star Wars: Zero Company' - New Enemy Faction Revealed, Combat Influenced by Player Exploration
‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’: Steven Soderbergh Uninterested in Potential Revival of the Project After Disney Leadership Change Fans have hoped that the changes in Disney’s leadership would have b...
#Films #Star #Wars #Star #Wars #Films #Steven #Soderbergh #The #Hunt #For
Origin | Interest | Match