{"id":286173,"date":"2025-11-16T05:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T05:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286173\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T05:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T05:42:10","slug":"shareholders-want-the-hunt-for-ben-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286173\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShareholders Want THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Star Wars fans are proving once again that their passion knows no limits. After <a href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/adam-driver-confirms-disney-rejected-steven-soderberghs-star-wars-spinoff-the-hunt-for-ben-solo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adam Driver<\/a> confirmed that Disney rejected a planned Ben Solo spin-off film, fans have launched a full-blown campaign to bring the idea back to life, literally flying a message through the skies above Disney headquarters\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/star-wars-fans-fly-plane-over-disney-with-save-the-hunt-for-ben-solo-banner-after-adam-driver-reveals-rejected-kylo-ren-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">This week, a plane soared over the company\u2019s Burbank offices carrying a banner that read, \u201cShareholders Want The Hunt for Ben Solo.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The message was aimed squarely at Disney leadership, a high-flying plea for a film that fans refuse to let fade away. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Back in October, Driver revealed that he and filmmaker<a href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/steven-soderberghs-star-wars-film-the-hunt-for-ben-solo-was-apparently-in-development-as-recently-as-10-months-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Steven Soderbergh <\/a>had been developing the movie, which would have taken place after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The film was set to explore Ben Solo\u2019s story beyond his death in the sequel trilogy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Soderbergh and screenwriter Rebecca Blunt had crafted a concept that reportedly impressed Lucasfilm. To take it even further, Scott Z. Burns was brought in to write the screenplay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Driver said of the script: \u201cOne of the coolest (expletive) scripts I had ever been a part of.\u201d He went on to say: \u201cThey loved the idea. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Unfortunately, enthusiasm and a greenlight at Lucasfilm wasn\u2019t enough. When the project reached Disney\u2019s higher-ups, Bob Iger and Alan Bergman reportedly turned it down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThey didn\u2019t see how Ben Solo was alive,\u201d Driver said. \u201cAnd that was that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">But for Star Wars fans, that wasn\u2019t that. Since Driver\u2019s comments, the fandom has organized creative campaigns to keep the dream alive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Posters featuring Ben Solo\u2019s face have popped up in cities like New York and Los Angeles, styled as \u201cmissing person\u201d flyers. The aerial banner is simply the latest, and most visible, gesture in this movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Even weeks after the initial reports, excitement for The Hunt for Ben Solo hasn\u2019t cooled off. Some fans just aren\u2019t ready to let go of the character or his story. Will any of this actually work? Will this push Disney to make the film? Probably not. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hey, with Disney launching their <a href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/bob-iger-says-ai-generated-content-is-coming-to-disney-as-disney-embraces-ai-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AI generated content<\/a> on Disney+ in the near future, fans can just make up their own Ben Solo story! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Star Wars fans are proving once again that their passion knows no limits. 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