Adam Driver Planned a Backstory for Kylo Ren That Never Made It Into His ‘Star Wars’ Films

[drbat]

Adam Driver came up with a backstory for Kylo Ren and his "self-absorbed parents," but we never saw it in the #StarWars films: https://t.co/4aZoNRYKZ8 pic.twitter.com/LmnDhJPOrc
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) June 18, 2020

Magicians author Lev Grossman revealed some new tidbits from when he spoke with the cast of Rise of Skywalker for Vanity Fair’s

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[colossusx]

He said that both Han Solo and Leia were way too self-absorbed and into this idea of themselves as heroes to really be attentive parents in the way a young and tender Kylo Ren really needed.

oh shut the fuck up you whiny little piss baby. keylo was the worst part of the series, adam driver just tantrumed for 3 straight movies. i hate him.

[fried_twinkie]

tbf, I think Kylo had a warped enough perspective on his own life to really have convinced himself this is how it went down

[sillycucumber2]

Yep. I got the vibe from the films he really sees himself as a victim. It is not a shock.

[irajaxon]

i don't even have an attachment to star wars, but i feel the same. everything about this character is insufferable.

[sluttyroyals]

The guy who ordered the execution of an entire village didn’t get enough hugs as a kid? I’m supposed to feel bad?

[veritas_44]

I could maybe buy that for Han but certainly not Leia. That goes against everything we know of and have seen of Leia. Driver is exhausting, just like his shitty character.

[stillglows]

ia. and i know it's different from the books but han totally stepped up in the expanded universe.

[drbat]

Wasn't he a bad father there too? Like blaming Anakin for Chewbacca's death. Not to mention Jacen also turned evil like Kylo.

[stillglows]

jacen turning to the darkside had nothing to do with his parents. he had a vision of someone horrible ruling the galaxy and became convinced that only he could stop that and in doing so became that person himself. and i don't remember him blaming anakin.

[lolita_applebum]

What's with the trend of beloved characters being turned into shitty parents for sequels. I refused to believe Aang was a neglectful father.

[adam_pally]

The only part of that theory that I agree with is Kylo was a mirror for his grandfather. They both were considered special but were very emotionally immature and would have tantrums when they didn't get their way. Both decided instead of overcoming adversity and taking responsibility for themselves, they became violent and cruel bullies.