The Kylo Ren depicter in the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy confirms a new film is in the works without him being involved as he admits that he struggled to adjust to the filming pace.
- Jan 10, 2024
AceShowbiz - The story in the galaxy far, far way will continue without Adam Driver. While Daisy Ridley is set to reprise her role as Rey in a new film after 2019's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", the actor has ruled out returning to the franchise after his "exhausting" experience on set.
During his recent appearance on the "SmartLess" podcast, the Kylo Ren depicter in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy confirmed that a new movie is in the works without him being involved. "They're doing stuff, but not with me, I'm not doing any more," he said.
The "Ferrari" star went on revealing his struggles to adjust to the filming pace, blaming himself for making it more difficult than it should have been. He recalled, " 'Star Wars' was way more exhausting for me ... I made it more exhausting than it should have been. I hadn't quite figured out the momentum of a set that was that big before."
Comparing working on the big-budgeted films to his other movies, the 40-year-old divulged, "All the things I had worked on were pretty small and moved pretty fast. Usually the director sets the pace of the set. I don't like to control that. I have to adjust. Spike Lee and [Steven] Soderbergh shoot really fast. For me that's not comfortable, but it's their movie and their film so I adjust to what it is they're doing."
Driver, however, noted that his decision not to return to the franchise was largely of because of the story arc of his character. When asked by podcast co-host Sean Haynes, "You're done because the character's done?" he replied, "Yes."
Kylo Ren died at the final film in the sequel trilogy. In a previous interview, Driver revealed that his character almost didn't find redemption in the last film. "I had an overall arc in mind that he wanted to do, which then changed," he said on The Roku Channel's "The Rich Eisen Show".
"His idea was that [Kylo's] journey was the opposite journey of Vader, where Vader starts the most confident and the most committed to the dark side," Driver said of the original pitch. "And then by the last movie, he's the most vulnerable and weak. He wanted to start with the opposite."
The "House of Gucci" star added, "This character was the most confused and vulnerable, and by the end of the three movies, he would be the most committed to the dark side. I tried to keep that arc in mind, regardless if that wound up not being the journey anyway, because it changed while shooting. But I was still focused on that."
