Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the final Star Wars trilogy, revealed that his character’s story should have been very different. But in the third film an important aspect was changed.
Adam Driver spoke on The Rich Eisen Show on December 13, 2023 about his big role as the “Star Wars” antagonist in the latest trilogy of the well-known sci-fi franchise. He revealed that Kylo Ren was actually supposed to get a completely different storyline.
Here you can see a trailer for Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker, the last film in which Adam Driver can be seen as Kylo Ren:
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How was Kylo Ren’s story supposed to go? Adam Driver shared in the interview how his character’s story was originally envisioned by JJ Abrams:
“His idea was that [Kylos] Journey is the opposite journey of Vader, with Vader being the most confident and committed to the dark side at the beginning. And then, in the final film, he is the most vulnerable and weakest. He wanted to start with the opposite. This character was the most confused and vulnerable, and by the end of the three films he would be the most beholden to the dark side.”
You can watch Adam Driver talk about Kylo Ren for yourself here. Jump to 7:07:
When did the plan change to Kylo Ren? As the actor explained, the original concept of the character was continued in the second film of the trilogy under director Rian Johnson – even if he already took the antagonist’s story in a slightly different direction.
It wasn’t until the third film that it was decided to give the antagonist a redemption arc and send him back to the good side of power.
It was also not originally planned that Kylo Ren would develop into Ben Solo as a person again, as the actor continued: “He was Ben Solo from the beginning, but there was never a version in which we would see Ben Solo, than me for it [für die Rolle] had signed.”
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If you want to watch the end of the story about Kylo Ren again, you can currently find Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker on Disney +, Amazon Prime, Apple tv, maxdome, Magenta TV and Google Play.
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