{"id":264406,"date":"2025-11-15T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/264406\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:16:06","slug":"fans-pay-for-new-banner-to-fly-above-disney-asking-the-studio-to-make-the-hunt-for-ben-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/264406\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Pay For New Banner To Fly Above Disney Asking The Studio To Make THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kylo Ren lives… in the minds of fans, who want to see his solo movie get made. In October, the Star Wars fandom was sent into a frenzy when Adam Driver revealed <\/a>he had developed\u00a0a concept for a standalone movie for his character, Ben Solo, alongside Logan Lucky director Steven Soderbergh. The film, titled\u00a0The Hunt for Ben Solo, was set to take place after the events of The Rise of Skywalker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Driver spoke highly of the project, and stated Lucasfilm was interested in making it. Higher-ups at Disney\u00a0were not as excited about it, though, and the project\u00a0was ultimately shelved. Upon the news htting, Star Wars faithfuls quickly launched a hefty fan campaign to sway Disney into making The Hunt for Ben Solo a reality. One of the biggest stunts to revive the project came in the form of a banner, made to be flown over Disney Studios in late October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, though, such a significant display of fandom excitement\u00a0was not the end of the campaign. According to Collider<\/a>, yet another banner has been flown over Disney Burbank\u00a0in California.\u00a0The message?:<\/p>\n

“SHAREHOLDERS WANT THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fervor for the movie has allowed the movement to catch on. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, people have been posting “missing” flyers of Adam Driver as Kylo Ren\u00a0with the hashtag #THEHUNTFORBENSOLO.<\/p>\n

On top of that, a group of fans rallied\u00a0outside Disney’s New York headquarters for the studio to make\u00a0the film. Speaking to Collider<\/a>, the fan in charge of organizing the rally stated:\u00a0“Ultimately, the legacy of\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0has always been hope, and today we carried that hope. Death robs redemption of accountability. Bring back Ben Solo. For the Skywalkers. For the Sequels. For\u00a0Star Wars.”<\/p>\n


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Today Star Wars fans met up at Disney Headquarters in New York to celebrate their love of the Galaxy Far, Far Away and ask that Disney greenlight #TheHuntForBenSolo<\/a> ! pic.twitter.com\/Qij254Pmg7<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 The Hunt For Ben Solo (@TheHuntForBen) November 8, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Furthermore, an impassioned fan\u00a0went as far as to rent\u00a0a billboard in Times Square, which read:\u00a0“For Adam. No one’s ever really gone. Hope lives. Ben is alive! #THBS.”\u00a0The person who rented the billboard,\u00a0B.D. Neagle, explained her reasoning behind the\u00a0display\u00a0to Collider<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I’m just a fan who thought Ben’s story wasn’t finished. I wanted to do what I could to support the fandom and everyone attached to\u00a0The Hunt for Ben Solo. The intent was to show Disney this is what fans actually want. ‘No one\u2019s ever really gone’ I believe, says it all. If they could bring back Palpatine with one line, there are plenty of ways Ben could return that already fit into Star Wars lore.”<\/p>\n

Neagle went on to explain that the efforts behind trying to make this film happen stem from The Hunt for Ben Solo having a finished script:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“What makes this fight for Ben Solo different is that we know a finished script exists. There was a director attached, and Adam Driver himself had been looking for a way to tell Ben’s story.\u00a0It’s no longer simply wanting a character to return. It\u2019s about fighting for a story that was ready to be told.\u00a0We know it’s out there, and because of that, we’re not giving up. We want Disney to know they made a mistake.\u00a0It\u2019s not often the Star Wars fandom agrees and that alone should tell them something.\u00a0Ben Solo\/Kylo Ren is so popular that fan fiction based on his relationship with Rey has become New York Times best sellers, leading to movie deals. I’m not sure they understand the power this character has.”<\/p>\n

As it turns out, The Hunt for Ben Solo was not just a script;\u00a0it was fairly\u00a0far along<\/a> in development. Shortly after the film was revealed, The Playlist stated that, prior to its shelving,\u00a0the movie had actually been greenlit. The project was, in fact,\u00a0so far along, that it\u00a0had been assigned a\u00a0code name (a common practice for projects expected to enter production)\u2014Quiet Leaves\u2014and was in the process of hiring staff. Furthermore, the site reported Disney had bought a\u00a0treatment and beat sheet for the film from Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter\u00a0Jules Asner a.k.a. Rebecca Blunt\u00a0(Logan Lucky).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, realistically speaking, the odds of the fan campaign nudging Disney to make the project are slim. Though the campaign is\u00a0making quite a bit of noise, the number of people actually clamoring for a Ben Solo movie may be too small to justify a multi-million dollar production getting back on track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course, one could argue that, with Star Wars’ brand power, a Ben Solo film has a good chance at being profitable simply because of being part of\u00a0the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Regardless, though, the film was canceled after being seen by Disney higher-ups, so, as exciting as it\u00a0sounds, it will likely remain just an exciting idea in the Star Wars universe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The next film in the Star Wars saga, The Mandalorian and Grogu, hits theaters on May 22, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do you think about this new fan campaign for The Hunt for Ben Solo? Would you like it for the film to get made? Drop your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n