Star Wars is one of the biggest franchises of all time, and generations have followed the galaxy far, far away's adventures in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The fandom recently exploded when Adam Driver revealed he pitched a scrapped Kylo Ren movie titled The Hunt for Ben Solo, although Disney turned it down. As fans campaign for the studio to change its mind, it turns out that The Acolyte also could have featured a connection to that fan favorite villain.
Fans immediately started complaining about the Kylo Ren movie being rejected, and they've even begun appealing to Disney to change its mind. While one fan flew a plane over Disney to ask for the Ben Solo movie, it was revealed that The Acolyte was also going to offer some connective tissue to Driver's signature role. In the book The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte (via Twitter), creator Leslye Headland spoke about how the show's villain The Stranger was inspired by Kylo, particularly the design of his mask. As she put it:
