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Corey Chichizola

Star Wars: Adam Driver Reveals Original Plans For Kylo Ren, And It’s Not How The Rise Of Skywalker Went Down

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in The Last Jedi.

There are popular movie franchises, and then there's Star Wars. Generations grew up on the galaxy far, far away, and it continues to produce new content, both in movies and shows that are available with a Disney+ subscription. It's been a few years since the space opera was on the big screen, with the last movie that hit theaters being The Rise of Skywalker. Adam Driver recently revealed the original plans for his character Kylo Ren, and they're way different than what went down in Episode IX. 

Driver became a household name when he debuted as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in The Force Awakens, portraying a villain who was pretty unstable. He'd reprise that role for two sequels, with Rise of Skywalker's ending finding him sacrificing himself and getting a redemption similar to Vader. But the Girls alum spoke on The Rich Eisen Show (via Collider), and revealed that Kylo Ren's redemption wasn't originally the plan. As he put it,

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