Adam Driver Opens Up About Kylo Ren In The Rise of Skywalker

An official Lucasfilm interview on The Rise of Skywalker.

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Intro/Outro: Imaginary - Broken Elegance

[MisterPrince]

Phenomenal actor. I'm very glad they cast him as Kylo because he crushes that role, like every other role.

[shelley]

still salty on the ending but Adam played that character AMAZINGLY.

[leonidus]

Kylo is the best thing to come out of the sequels. Adam does a bang up job and is a class act.

[OldmanSking]

He killed Han Solo and I hated him. I hated him. Then somehow I began to want more from him. I was disappointed that he didn’t get the girl and live happily ever after. That’s how much his character changed for me. I wanted him to be happy after all the crap he did. That’s why I like these movies now more than I did at the beginning.

[carmencollor]

Kylo Ren is, by far, the best character of the whe Star Wars saga. And Adam Driver was born to play it. He brings this unique mixture to the character, he guides along all the feelings & reasons for Ben Solo to be lost and transformed. He made us fall in love with the dark side because we all understand our own demons and hope for better, happier times in our lives.

[literalegendz]

They REALLY did Adam dirty. He put so much passion into his character just for it to get thrown away...

[SchlockbusterVideo]

After dropping the ball on character development in the sequel trilogy, at least we have Adam Driver turning in a solid performance with each film. If not being the saving grace of the sequels, overall. His casting was the best decision Lucasfilm made in the current Star Wars era.

[lisakaz]

Rey needs to hook up with Matt the radar technician.

[dinitha]

Best part in the sequel trilogy. A great character brought to life by a phenomenal actor. Adam will be winning the Oscar this year for Marriage Stroy.

[TheRubiksKlub]

Kylo should have been the main character of the sequel trilogy. Having his connection to the Skywalker blood line and being actually evil would have made these films so much better. Playing with the audience's moral compass by making them route for the bad guy but also having him technically be a Skywalker I think would have been brilliant.

[maggiemccauslin]

He's handsome which is why I'm so obsessed with Kylo Ren

[yokgor]

Imagine if he’s the main protagonist in this trilogy, despite being in the First Order and a dark sider. Kinda like Anakin’s role in previous stories, but this time there’s more spotlight on this sympathetic protagonist that’s on the villain’s side, constantly struggling between dark and light while being an absolute badass that is actually scary af. He would be fucking epic.

[springsweet]

I love Adam, very humble and talented guy

[nilsger]

he's really an amazing actor. and i hope, that we'll see a lot more of him. His performance in TROS was really really good. He doesnt need much text in his last scene, his facial expressions was all we need to see his feelings..

[goku]

Scene: Ben is knocked over the edge, and Rey is getting up slowly, helpless. She raises her hand to direct a weak force blast towards Palpatine

Palpatine shoots her with force lightening, knocking her down again

Palpatine scoffs: "You should have struck me down when you had the chance.. but you're too weak, now you will suffer!"

He strikes Rey again, all hope seems lost

and then.. we hear Anakin's theme. Stepping forward and materializing is Anakin, Obi-wan, Qui-Gon, Yoda, Luke and Leia,

Anakin looks at Rey like a daughter, Rey is stunned/confused/near death: "You're not him Rey, search your feelings - you're not alone, you never were, the force is with you.. always"

The rest of the force ghosts: "Always (Last frame on Obi-wan)

Anakin back To Palpatine: "Your treachery has come to an end Sidious, it's time to finish what we started!!!"

Anakin gives Rey swell of force energy, followed by the other force ghosts and it flows thru her, regenerating her lost strength. as she looks fiercely towards Palpatine and bellows mightily, directing a powerful force blast (the kind we see in the Old Republic) until Palpitine is dissolved into nothing as he shrieks "I AM THE SITHHHH"

Ben manages to climb up and sees Rey destroying Palpitine, after he is gone, he then then locks eyes with Anakin, Luke and Leia.. as Anakin smiles upon him. Padme appears beside Anakin and Han Solo beside Leia as they share a moment, Ben's eyes fill with tears as he smiles back. Ben then looks at Rey.. we hear Across the Stars, Rey simply utters: "Ben.." and they finally kiss.


And that's how it should have ended

[Meggyys]

He’s so intelligent and I love that he got his breakthrough through Star Wars. He’s amazing as an actor and as a human.

[FelisDestructicus]

A character that starts off as insecure, vulnerable, and below their potential, gradually becomes hardened, and stronger from life experience... Sounds like a good recipe for a hero. lol

[geekygamez]

I can’t imagine anyone else playing Kylo

[snotellekS]

Killing kylo would be the worst thing they could do. You'd be killing the skywalker AND solo bloodline. Unless he bangs rey before he dies.

[hornakthebeast]

I was rooting for kylo in all three films. couldnt connect with any protagonist characters whatsoever.