Star Wars Fans Constantly Remind Adam Driver of Kylo Ren’s Most Despicable Act
Actor Adam Driver is regarded as one of the finest actors in the industry currently and is known for his collaborations with auteur filmmakers. He debuted on the big screen with supporting roles in movies including 2012’s Lincoln, Frances Ha and 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis.
The actor who is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps., gained worldwide recognition when he appeared as Kylo Ren in Star Wars sequel trilogy. The actor who reprised his character of Kylo Ren for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker recently mentioned one thing that Star Wars fans keep reminding him about. Let’s find out.
Adam Driver says fans never let him forget that Kylo Ren killed Han Solo
Adam Driver has portrayed the character of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars franchise starting with Star Wars: The Force Awakens back in 2015. Kylo Ren is the chosen name of Ben Solo who is the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa. Ren was trained under his uncle Luke Skywalker but was tempted to the dark side of the Force by Supreme Leader Snoke with a desire to be as powerful as his grandfather Lord Darth Vader.
In his recent appearance on Max’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Adam Driver spoke about Kylo Ren and his act of killing his father Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Driver said via THR,
“Somebody reminds me about that ever day. Not every day but yeah. It used to be more, but now it’s probably once a month someone will let me know that I killed Han Solo.”
Harrison Ford portrayed Han Solo and talking about filming the scene with him, the Ferrari actor said,
“Obviously, John Williams’ score wasn’t playing in the background. It was very emotional actually, shooting it with Harrison. Harrison was so generous and contemplative, and to me, that was a great moment on set, even though it was his death.”
He also dwelled upon playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars franchise;
“I took it really seriously and thought about it a lot and was very on the fence. I was aware that it was a great opportunity. And I didn’t I didn’t want to be in it and be bad. You know, like, a lot of people were going to watch it. I was a fan of those movies.”
House of Gucci actor has always been praised for his spectacular performances in the movies he has been part of. He reprised his Kylo Ren character for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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Adam Driver’s performance in House of Gucci did not land him Enzo Ferrari
In a recent interview with EW, Ferrari director Michael Mann was asked about casting Adam Driver for Enzo Ferrari. The interviewer asked the director if Driver’s House of Gucci‘s performance opposite Lady Gaga had to do anything with it. To which the director said,
“No, the Gucci movie had nothing to do with it. I met with him well before I saw House of Gucci. There’s a real world, factual intelligence to Adam. He’s somebody who, in his own personal history, has lived life. I sense the strength and the artistic integrity coupled with a pretty fierce artistic ambition as an actor.”
The director further explained that he made the casting decision based on the perception of what’s going on inside adding that the physical look and manifestation are secondary. He also added that it’s very apt for people to compare Adam Driver to ’70s Robert De Niro and Al Pacino noting that it’s about approach and commitment to the moment.
