In a podcast, Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren in the last Star Wars trilogy, spoke about his role. He made it clear that he would never work in the franchise again.
On January 1, 2024, Adam Driver spoke on the SmartLess podcast about his major role as the “Star Wars” antagonist in the latest film trilogy in the well-known sci-fi universe.
He dispelled all rumors about the character’s possible return and explained how he felt about the filming at the time.
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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“Made it harder than it should have been”
Adam Driver made it clear that he would not appear in another Star Wars film. Sean Haynes, one of the podcast’s hosts, then asked the actor: “You’re done [mit der Rolle]because the figure is finished?”
Adam Driver said yes. He added that filming the trilogy was very tiring for him and that he couldn’t quite cope with the director’s work pace, but also got in his own way.
Star Wars was a lot harder for me… I made it harder than it should have been. I didn’t fully understand the dynamics of such a large set. Everything I had worked on was pretty small and moving pretty quickly.
Driver elaborated
He further explained, “The director sets the pace on the set. I don’t like controlling that. I have to adapt. Spike Lee and [Steven] Soderbergh spin very quickly. It’s uncomfortable for me, but it’s her film so I’ll adapt.”
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