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Dave Filoni Confirms Disney Not Making Scrapped Star Wars Movie The Hunt for Ben Solo

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Dave Filoni Confirms Disney Not Making Scrapped Star Wars Movie The Hunt for Ben Solo


Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni has confirmed that, despite the push from fans, Disney still isn’t working on its scrapped Star Wars movie The Hunt for Ben Solo.

Variety pressed The Clone Wars orchestrator about the shelved Steven Soderbergh project after last night’s Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23 2026. Considering fans have been pushing Disney and Lucasfilm to bring Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren back for The Hunt for Ben Solo for months, it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear Filoni has been expecting to be asked about the project for some time.

“You know, someone was going to ask me that in this line,” he said with a smile. “I’m surprised it took this long, so that’s really cool.”

Filoni, gesturing with a reference to the Jedi’s hand-waving mind tricks, then said, “We’re not making that picture right now. That’s all I can say.”

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Although Soderbergh went on to call the move to scrap the movie “insane,” adding that Disney got “two and a half years of free work” from him, Driver, and screenwriter Rebecca Blunt, it doesn’t sound like he’s been hopeful that the project could rematerialize. When asked in April if there was a possibility of The Hunt for Ben Solo being revived, he said, “nope.”

“If it was gonna happen, it would have happened,” Soderbergh told The Playlist. “It’s that simple.”

With Filoni now in charge of Lucasfilm, it sounds like that possibility still isn’t high, at least not yet. His tongue-in-cheek answer does at least suggest the Star Wars minds at Disney are more than aware that it’s something fans want to see, though.

In the meantime, Star Wars is chugging ahead. Following The Mandalorian and Grogu’s premiere in May, the franchise is set to continue on Disney+ with Ahsoka Season 2 thanks to its newly revealed January 2027 release date. D23 also gave IGN a sneak peek at the first trailer for 2027’s Star Wars: Starfighter. You can catch up on all of the event’s biggest announcements right here.

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).






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