Steven Soderbergh Reveals Why No Franchise Could ‘Tempt’ Him After ‘Star Wars’

KCS Presse / MEGA Director Steven Soderbergh hasn’t been shy about answering questions related to his scrapped “ Star Wars ” film, “The Hunt For Ben Solo.” He and actor Adam Driver , who played Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in the sequel trilogy, worked on the project for years before it was ultimately scrapped by Disney. Steven Soderbergh Has No Franchise Plans After ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’ Got Axed KCS Presse / MEGA Before unveiling his new John Lennon documentary ahead of its Cannes premiere, Soderbergh spoke to Deadline about the shelved Ben Solo movie. They asked what other major franchise could “tempt” him; however, it seems that the director has absolutely no plans to create another franchise film after his deal with Lucasfilm fell apart. “It’s not coming to mind … I’m not a snob, clearly,” Soderbergh said. “You can see that from my list of credits. [But] the feeling has to be, ‘I can’t bear the idea of somebody else doing this. I’m the person to do this.’ It has to be that.” “So given my background, there are just certain genres that I’m not steeped in: Didn’t read that stuff, wasn’t exposed to that stuff. You know what I mean?” he continued. “I didn’t buy or read comic books, for instance. So that whole space, I don’t have a problem with it — it’s just not in my DNA, and I wouldn’t be good at it.” Soderbergh Thought His Scrapped ‘Star Wars’ Film Would Be ‘The Biggest Thing’ He Ever Made ben solo. that's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/y8cPwRpxoq — Vader's Order (@VadersOrder) October 23, 2025 In an interview with  The Daily Beast , Soderbergh admitted that he had been taking on smaller projects over the past few years and thought that a trip to a galaxy far, far away would be the kind of ambitious project he was looking for.   “ Star Wars  was going to occupy that slot. That was going to be the biggest thing I’ve ever attempted to make. And I was excited about working on a big canvas,” he said. “You know, it’s been a while. I’ve got other stuff that I’m trying to get going that’ll satisfy that desire.” He admitted that he had been working on the canceled “Star Wars” film for a “long time,” but compared complaining about its cancellation to “complaining about the weather,” adding, “You just have to figure it out.” Steven Soderbergh Has No Plans To Return To A Galaxy Far, Far Away Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh says even with new Star Wars leadership, he doesn't plan to pursue his Hunt for Ben Solo project with Adam Driver "If it was gonna happen, it would have happened” via: The Playlist pic.twitter.com/sF0RkgNuej — ScreenTime (@screentime) April 7, 2026 Although some “Star Wars” fans are hopeful that the script may someday get made, Steven Soderbergh told  The Playlist  that the film is dead, saying, “Look, if it was gonna happen, it would have happened.” “It’s that simple,” he added, giving a clear “Nope” when asked if he would ever return to the project. However, he said that he had no regrets ab