It’s been almost a decade since Kylo Ren killed his father, Han Solo, in the dramatic twist ending of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” But Adam Driver still hasn’t lived down that scene with Harrison Ford, telling Chris Wallace in a new interview, “Somebody reminds me about that every day.”
After Wallace responded, “Are you serious?,” Driver said, “Not every day, but yeah. It used to be more but now it’s probably once a month someone will let me know that I killed Han Solo.”
While Driver said filming the scene itself didn’t feel “tough,” it was nonetheless “very emotional shooting it with Harrison.”
“Harrison was so generous and contemplative, and to me that was a great moment on set, even though it was his death,” the actor said on Wallace’s Max series “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace.”
Killing Han Solo is a significant “Star Wars” turning point that leads Kylo down a path of internal struggle, as the Jedi is torn between the light and dark sides of the Force in the subsequent films of the sequel trilogy.
Driver has previously talked about the reaction to Kylo turning to the Dark Side, telling GQ in 2017 that he was “sick to my stomach” during the “Force Awakens” premiere as he anticipated fans watching his character’s shocking moment.
“The people behind me, when the scroll started, were like ‘Oh my god. Oh my god. It’s happening.’ Immediately, I thought I was going to puke,” Driver said. “I was holding my wife’s hand, and she’s like, ‘You’re really cold. Are you OK?’ Because I just knew what was coming — I kill Harrison — and I didn’t know how this audience of 2,000 people was going to respond to it, you know?”
Driver’s latest role is Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s racing biopic, “Ferrari,” out Dec. 25.
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Adam Driver will host “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 9, joined by Olivia Rodrigo as musical guest, while the Dec. 16 episode will feature host Kate McKinnon and musical guest Billie Eilish.
The Dec. 9 episode will mark Adam Driver’s fourth time hosting “SNL“; he previously appeared on the late night show in 2016, 2018 and 2020. He can soon be seen playing Enzo Ferrari in the Michael Mann-directed biopic “Ferrari,” which hits theaters on Dec. 25.
Rodrigo, who first performed on “SNL” in 2021, recently picked up six Grammy nominations for “Guts,” her second album, which she will take on a world tour beginning in 2024.
McKinnon will make her “SNL” hosting debut on Dec. 16, a milestone often taken on by former cast members of the show. She left “SNL” in 2022 after working on the show for 10 years, during which she was nominated for 10 Emmys, winning two. Earlier this year, she appeared in Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” movie, playing Weird Barbie.
Eilish returns to “SNL” for the third time after first serving as musical guest in 2019 and pulling double duty as both host and guest in 2021. She wrote the “Barbie” song “What Was I Made For?,” which earned her five Grammy nominations, this year, along with another for best pop duo/group performance alongside Labrinth for “Never Felt So Alone.”
As previously announced, the Dec. 2 episode will be hosted by Emma Stone, who is currently starring in the Showtime series “The Curse” and will soon be seen in “Poor Things.” Noah Kahan will be the musical guest.
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