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Having to adjust oneself to an already existing system can always be kind of tough despite your extremely adaptive nature in a lot of things. And, having to adjust to a franchise as big asStar Wars, can be a tough task even for the A-listers. Adam Driver also went through a similar kind of thing when he was cast to portray the iconic role of Kylo Ren in the first movie of the sequel trilogy of the epic franchise of Star Wars back in 2015.
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Adam Driver was always hesitant about playing the role of Kylo Ren
Back in 2015, everyone was doubtful thatAdam Driverwould not be able to play the role of Kyle Ren well. Although Driver portrayed the role of Ren to absolute perfection, it was never an easy role for him to play. In an interview withRolling Stone, Driver even revealed that before being cast forStar Wars: The Force Awakens,he was very hesitant to pick up the role because he wasn’t much favoring the idea of making anotherStar Warsmovie.
Although he did end up portraying the role of Kylo Ren, Driver specified that it was never “an easy yes. I took a while to think about it.” He added,
“Just because people can remake something, or revisit a world, doesn’t necessarily mean they should. I’ve seen a lot of bigger-budget movies that sacrifice character and stories for spectacle, and I had no idea what it was going to look like or what the script was. But the first words out of J.J.’s[Abrams] mouth were about character and story. It was all really cool.”
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The65actor reveals thatStar Warswas too exhausting for him
Adam Driver recently appeared on theSmartLesspodcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett and talked about how the pace of these multi-billion dollar franchise movie sets is drastically different from the individual movie sets. According to Driver, he was not able to adjust to the slow pace of thoseStar Warssets and therefore he constantly found himself exhausted. He said,
“Star Wars was way more exhausting for me. I made it more exhausting than it should have been because I hadn’t quite figured out the momentum of a set that was that big before. All the things I had worked on were pretty small and moved pretty fast…Usually, the director sets the pace of the set. I don’t like to be the person that tries to control the rhythm or pace of a set. I have to adjust.”
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Adam Driver has worked with many demanding directors who have a fast-paced shooting style as well. For instance, when he portrayed the role of Detective Flip in Spike Lee’s biographical drama movie,BlacKkKlansman.The American actor has also worked with Steven Soderbergh onLogan Luckyin which he portrayed the role of Clyde Logan. Driver even confessed that such an intense fast filming style was not comfortable for him but he was still able to adjust under these directors, unlikeStar Warswhere he just exhausted himself.
Adam Driver’s character, Kylo Ren met his fateful end at the climax of the movieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Although Ren can return as a Force ghost in the movies to come, theFerrariactor has already confirmed that he will not be doing any more movies in the franchise.
All movies of theStar Warssequel trilogy are currently streaming on Disney+.
Shikhar Tiwari
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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.
