At the end of 2015, the time had finally come: ‘Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens’ had to adapt the iconic finally continues on the big screen, ten years after the unforgettable finale of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.” Directed by JJ Abrams, not only were new heroes introduced, but also the villain Kylo Ren, played by Adam Driver.
Adam Driver is now one of the best and most sought-after actors in Hollywood. As ‘Paterson’, ‘Silence’, ‘Logal Lucky’, ‘Marriage Story’, ‘House Of Gucci’ and most recently ‘Ferrari’ prove, the tall Californian is very popular with renowned directors. However, the film that continually confronts Driver is “Star Wars: Episode 7.” The reason for this is a sequence that is quite disturbing, especially for long-time “Star Wars” fans.
Adam Driver is still haunted by Star Wars
In the seventh part of the star saga it turns out that Kylo Ren is not only the son of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). Near the end, Ren also impales his father with his lightsaber – killing the popular smuggler. Anyone who saw the film in a packed theater in 2015 will remember the reaction this scene evoked from the audience.
In a interview With Chris Wallace, Adam Driver was recently asked about this scene again and explained that it still haunts him today: “Every day someone reminds me of this. […] Not every day, but yes. That used to happen more often, but now I get told once a month that I killed Han Solo.’
Although the fan community reacted to Han Solo’s death with mixed feelings, according to Adam Driver, the shooting of the scene itself was not particularly violent, but rather very moving: “Harrison was so generous and thoughtful, and for me that was a great moment on set, even though it was his death,” Driver said in the interview.
That’s how tense Adam Driver was at the film’s premiere
By the way, this wasn’t the first time Adam Driver spoke out about how disturbing it was to be the person on the big screen who killed Han Solo. The opposite He explained in 2017 that he was quite tense during the premiere:
“I felt sick. When the ticker started, the people behind me were like, ‘Oh my God. It’s happening.’ I immediately thought I was going to puke. I was holding my wife’s hand and she said, ‘You’re really cold. Is everything OK?’ I knew what was going to happen: I’m going to kill Harrison – and I didn’t know how this audience of 2,000 people would react.”