Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

Star Wars’Kylo Ren / Ben Solo actor Adam Driver had the opportunity to have tiffin with legendary Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill while filmingStar war : The Last Jedi , so why on Earth would he turn that down ? Driver became part ofthe Skywalker family line treein the sequel trilogy , instantly making him a key part ofStar Warsmovies and telly show . In fact , he terminate up being the very last of the Skywalker bloodline ( even with Rey adopting the name , the line stopped with him ) .

It makes sense , in luminance of that import , that Mark Hamill would want to get together with Adam Driver and , presumably , vice versa . Even with the two on - screen syndicate member now being so estranged , follow Ben Solo ’s destruction of Luke ’s Jedi Temple and turn to the dark side , they would have had chronicle together that needed to translate on screen . For this reason , Hamill even extended the tiffin invitation to Driver — so why would Driver say no ?

Mark Hamill Was Definitely Up For Lunch With Adam Driver

Hamill Saw The Benefit In Him And Driver Spending Some Time Together

To Hamill , meeting with Adam Driver meant that the two could best enamor the dynamic Ben Solo / Kylo Ren and Luke had , both in terms of what was on blind and what come before . PerVanity Fair , Hamill explicate :

“ He ’s very moody and intense . I remember saying to Adam , ‘ I do n’t know how you work , or your technique . But , at some point , you were my nephew . I probably bounced you on my knee . I probably babysat for you . There ’s that side , and now we ’re both estranged from the Skywalker family . All I ’m advise is , if you ’d like , maybe we could go to tiffin , we could get together and fall out . ’ ”

As unbelievable as it is to imagine Mark Hamill involve another doer to"hang out,“Hamill was solely right to paint a picture that such a meeting would only enhance their ability to map Ben and Luke ’s complex relationship inThe Last Jedi .

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Of course , even without that eventual meeting , Hamill and Driver managed to convey how painful this relationship became , both with Luke feeling guilt and grief over how everything had transpire and Kylo continuing to be replete with hatred and furor because he felt betrayed by his uncle . It ’s also rather funny to discover how similar Driver evidently was to his character , given he described him as"moody and vivid . “Both have since speak about it , though , especially Driver , who indicated that he at multiplication gives off an vim accidentally .

Ben Solo ’s transformation into Kylo Ren was a polar moment in his and his mob ’s life . How old was he when he pass to the dingy side ?

Sometimes, Good Things Just Aren’t Possible

Adam Driver Completely Understood What A Major Opportunity This Was

Although it might seem bewildering that Adam Driver would n’t jump at the opportunity to have lunch with Mark Hamill , Driver utterly understand that this was an unbelievable offer from an iconic worker . WhenAdam Driver told this Mark Hamill story , he explicate :

" It was literally a affair of scheduling . We met , he wanted to speak , and get together at some dot to talk about our characters , and I was totally down . And then he kinda left , our docket were n’t on the same page , it was just a matter of programming … I love Mark , I signify … my God , who turns down a dinner party with Mark to talk about your character ? That would be crazy . "

ostensibly , Driver was plenty eager to make this lunch meeting body of work as well , but missing out on the chance was simply unavoidable .

Kylo Ren holding up his lightsaber to the left and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the sequel trilogy to the right

Custom Image by Ana Nieves

This just break down to show that , for one , even when something is a smart as a whip idea that both party desire — and both party are major stars — not everything is possible . More importantly , the genuine true chronicle behind this luncheon invitation solidifies that these situations are often more nuanced than they ’re conveyed to be . Although the narrative has long been that Adam Driver plainly turned down this incredible invitation , the veridical grounds these twoStar Warsactors never got together while filmingStar war : The Last Jedicame down to scheduling conflicts .

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