Steven Soderbergh is ‘frustrated’ about ‘Star Wars’ sequel not being made

Following last year’s fan campaign for unrealization, star wars: Ben Solo Hunting, steven soderbergh I’m sure he was frustrated with the scrapped sequel.

“I thought the next two years of my life would be spent making movies,” the Oscar-winning director said. star wars As I opened in a recent Q&A about “Movies.” disney Nevertheless, we proceed with the project. Lucasfilm Boarding.

“It’s no wonder she was frustrated,” he said. BKMag Kathleen Kennedy’s reaction. “We were all frustrated. It was two and a half years of free work for me, Adam and Rebecca Blunt. When Adam and I spoke publicly about it, I said, ‘Look, don’t edit or speculate about why. Just tell us what happened, because all we know is what happened.’ The stated reason was ‘I don’t think Ben Solo can be alive.’ And that was all we heard. So there’s nothing we can do but keep going.”

Soderbergh continued: “As I was posting, I was making a movie in my head and it was sad that no one else would ever see it. I thought the conversation would be a strictly practical one: Where are they going, how much will it cost? And I got some really good answers to that. But we didn’t even get to that point. It’s crazy. We’re all very disappointed.”

Ben (Driver), the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker, appears. star wars A sequel trilogy about the villain Kylo Ren. Although there is a redemption arc before the character dies. The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Driver and Soderbergh felt that Ben had unfinished business.

In her Lucasfilm exit interview, Kathleen Kennedy told Deadline: Ben Solo Hunt to “on the back burner“He added of Scott Burns’ script: “It was amazing. Anything is possible if someone is willing to take the risk.”

after driver Abandoned projects have been revealed In October, fans weren’t taking Disney’s rejection lying down. Campaign for a sequel A plane with a banner reading “SAVE #THEHUNTFORBENSOLO” flew over Walt Disney Studios.