The Hunt For Ben Solo may have been nixed by Bob Iger and Disney, and the Star Wars galaxy – and the players involved including Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver – may have moved on – but it’s worth remembering that former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy advocated for the project, and with Iger and Kennedy now away from their roles, and Dave Filoni looking at the next few years of Star Wars programming with the potential of a focus on the post-The Rise of Skywalker era (starting with Star Wars Starfighter next May) perhaps the hunt isn’t over quite yet.
Either way, the fan campaign that is fighting for the film to be given a chance took to the streets of Los Angeles at the premiere for The Mandalorian and Grogu and made their feelings clear.
Late last year, Driver dropped a bombshell to the Associated Press that he’d spent the last few years developing The Hunt for Ben Solo. The Lucasfilm-approved but Bob Iger-nixed direct follow-up to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was confirmed by attached director Steven Soderbergh, and on multiple occasions the fanbase has hired planes to do fly-overs of the Walt Disney Studio lot in Burbank to rally support — something Rey Skywalker actress Daisy Ridley has responded positively to.
The Hunt For Ben Solo sounds dead, but Brianna Johns, writer, voice actor, and self-confessed “avid” Star Wars fan, has not given up hope. Johns, alongside other members of the campaign, arranged for a mobile billboard truck to circle the world premiere of The Mandalorian and Grogu in Hollywood, CA. The truck featured large black text on both sides that said “WHERE’S BEN SOLO?” while showcasing the campaign’s calling card, Ben’s Missing Poster, on the back.
