{"id":308322,"date":"2025-12-10T05:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308322\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T05:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:54:08","slug":"daisy-ridley-supports-the-hunt-for-ben-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308322\/","title":{"rendered":"Daisy Ridley supports The Hunt for Ben Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two months ago, Adam Driver revealed that he was set to return to the Star Wars franchise for a movie titled The Hunt for Ben Solo. However, despite Lucasfilm presenting Disney with a finished script<\/a>, a budget, and even a proposed start date, the studio scrapped it. A fan campaign<\/a> to save the film emerged almost immediately, demonstrating to the studio that there\u2019s still interest in seeing more of Driver\u2019s character. Some big names have thrown their voice behind The Hunt for Ben Solo, including Driver\u2019s Star Wars co-star Daisy Ridley.<\/p>\n

Daisy Ridley Supports The Hunt for Ben Solo<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew a piece of it. I heard rumblings,\u201d Ridley told IGN<\/a>. \u201cI have lots of friends who are crew, so things always travel like that. But, whoa! When the story came out, no, I was like, \u2018Oh, my God!\u2019 And it was him that said it, right? It was funny because, like, \u2018Oh, wow, Adam is saying it,\u2019 and that\u2019s the big surprise of the year.\u201c<\/p>\n

Ridley added that seeing fans rally behind the scrapped project has been heartening. \u201cI do love when there is a collective of positivity,\u201d she said. \u201cThe way the internet seems to have rallied to try and get it to happen. I think one), it\u2019s fantastic for us all. It\u2019s good for us to all be united about something in a really positive way. Obviously, everyone knows he was a very popular character, but it was also lovely to think, \u2018Wow, people really, really care and want this.\u2019 I just\u2026 I like it. I like when people join forces \u2014 excuse the pun \u2014 from all around the world, all different sorts of people. I just love that the Star Wars fandom is such a huge and gorgeous array of different points of view and different people, and the fact that everyone is really behind this thing, I think, is just sort of lovely, in a time that is so f***ing nuts for probably every single person on this Earth. I think it\u2019s wonderful. So I was surprised, and honestly, I felt joyful about how it went down.\u201c<\/p>\n

Ridley Says the Rey Movie Will be Worth the Wait<\/p>\n

As for her own character-centric Star Wars movie, it\u2019s apparently still happening. <\/p>\n

The Rey movie is set to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel), and it was initially thought to be one of the first new Star Wars films to be released. However, it\u2019s been plagued with setbacks. It was first announced at Star Wars Celebration over two years ago, with Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Justin Britt-Gibson (The Strain) writing the script. The pair left or were \u201casked to leave,<\/a>\u201d as Lindelof put it, and Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) stepped in to take over. However, Knight dropped out<\/a> as well and was replaced by George Nolfi<\/a> (The Bourne Ultimatum).<\/p>\n

Ridley is aware that it\u2019s taken a while to get off the ground, but that\u2019s just the way it goes sometimes. \u201cHonestly, there are scripts that I read five years ago, and now I\u2019ve gone, \u2018Oh, maybe they will actually happen,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI think over the years, I\u2019ve learned how the reality of getting any film made is so massive. The hurdles are vast\u2026 But with this particularly, I know that incredible voices and creatives are part of it, and I know the wait will be worth it.\u201d The film is expected to take place fifteen years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It will follow Rey as she attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order and mentor a new group of young potential Jedi.<\/p>\n

At the risk of stirring the pot a little bit\u2026 if you could only pick one, would you rather see The Hunt for Ben Solo or the further adventures of Rey Skywalker?<\/p>\n

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