Adam Driver Says Star Wars Career Is Over

The actor confirmed on The Rich Eisen Show that he is done playing Kylo Ren after Disney canceled a planned follow-up film.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Science Fiction

Dark graphic poster-style illustration with a cracked geometric mask shape in deep red and black against steel gray, with a sharp diagonal light band across the lower third. — Adam Driver said on The Rich Eisen Show that his Star Wars career is over after Disney canceled The Hunt for Ben Solo, a Lucasfilm-greenlit film with a completed script. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Adam Driver said his Star Wars career is over after Disney canceled The Hunt for Ben Solo, a film that had a Lucasfilm greenlight and a completed script. Driver made the remarks on The Rich Eisen Show.

Why it matters

Disney canceled the project because Kylo Ren died in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, ending the character's storyline in the franchise. The decision closes the door on a planned continuation of one of the franchise's most prominent recent characters.

Driver played Kylo Ren in three Star Wars films, and The Hunt for Ben Solo was developed for roughly two years before Disney canceled it. Whether the studio plans any future Kylo Ren project remains unclear from the available information.

The players

Adam Driver

Adam Driver is an American actor best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and for his acclaimed work in independent and prestige films.

Disney

The Walt Disney Company is a major American entertainment conglomerate that owns Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise.

The details

Driver was asked directly whether he was done playing Kylo Ren and answered yes. Fans responded with billboard campaigns and plane banner flyovers over Disney in support of the project.

2019: Kylo Ren dies in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Last year: The Hunt for Ben Solo is revealed to fans as a planned movie.
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Driver states on The Rich Eisen Show that his Star Wars career is over.

Legacy Continuity

The cancellation follows the pattern set by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which closed the Skywalker saga and ended Kylo Ren's arc. Disney's decision confirms that the sequel trilogy's central villain will not return in a standalone film.

Fans who hoped to see Kylo Ren return in a standalone film will not have that option under the current plans. Viewers can still watch the existing Star Wars films, including the three Driver appeared in.

The takeaway

Franchise planning often hinges on character decisions made in earlier installments, and a canceled project can show how a single story choice shapes what comes next. Readers following the series can track how Disney handles unresolved storylines in future releases.