The Star Wars fandom was sent into a full-on tizzy when Lucasfilm announced its plans for three movies set in the galaxy far, far away. Things got even more interesting, though, when it was confirmed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration that Daisy Ridley would be returning as Rey Skywalker in one of the upcoming flicks. As expected, following the exciting revelation, the Internet has exploded with speculation about what this could mean for other beloved sequel trilogy characters. But one individual, in particular, is currently on fans' minds, and that’s none other than Ben Solo, a.k.a. Kylo Ren.
While details on the new movie are still scarce, fans are already in full speculation mode, as they try to determine what Rey’s return plays into the franchise’s future. Many Star Wars devotees took to Twitter to express their desire for Adam Driver to return to the franchise, and this even caused Kylo Ren to trend on the social media platform. Despite Ben’s Rise of Skywalker fate, one user named @elle_pond pointed to a canonical piece of info that could pave the way for the character’s big-screen return:
