Adam Driver Talks About A Slightly Different Kylo Ren in Star Wars: Episode VIII

Appearing on Larry King Now this week, actor Adam Driver spoke with talk show host Larry King about what fans can expect from the upcoming ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII film. Oh, the humanity! Read on for more!

 

 

Adam Driver will be returning to his role as the grandson of the Sith Lord, Darth Vader in Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. Very little is known about the film, but soon there will be enough gossip and spoilers around the net for fans to sink their teeth into. For now, as Obi-Wan would say, “Patience!”.

 

During an interview with Larry King, Driver spoke a little bit about how he became involved with Star Wars in the first place, what we can expect from the upcoming film and his character, and shared some a little insight into Kylo Ren’s possible fate. When asked by Larry, “What’s one aspect about Kylo Ren you’re excited for fans to see in the next film?” Driver shared a brief answer:

“I think, maybe this is such a general answer but you know, humanity. Even though it’s very much a blockbuster movie, there was no taking that for granted and that we were forced to be general. There was a lot of plot points that we knew were operating in the first one that we get to explain more in the second one to make both of them make sense. But they do kind of feel socially active to me, and George Lucas originally — a lot of Star Wars was in response to Vietnam and a lot of what I remember talking about with JJ and Rian was this idea of terrorism, and two sides being morally justified to behave however they wanted to to get whatever they thought was absolutely correct.”

 

 

Driver was also asked if his Kylo Ren character survives Episode VIII, to which he responded with an answer that will undoubtedly drive many Star Wars Fans crazy until the films release.

“Depends on what your idea of living is…”

 

Watch the entire video below.

 

 

 

 

 

Star Wars: Episode VIII is set for a December 15th, 2017 release.

 

Source: Uproxx.com

 

 

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95 thoughts on “Adam Driver Talks About A Slightly Different Kylo Ren in Star Wars: Episode VIII

  • January 5, 2017 at 9:17 pm
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    Sounds deep. I like it.

  • January 5, 2017 at 9:27 pm
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    Neat. Even though he kind of revealed he is not going to be redeemed in this one, which is a relief to me.

    The hype is real! The story Rian Johnson has come up with is probably amazing.

    • January 5, 2017 at 10:52 pm
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      How does that reveal he isn’t redeemed? I could easily see him turning on snoke after he finds out he killed leia and getting horribly Mamed in the process.

  • January 5, 2017 at 9:53 pm
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    He’ll have to wear a suit to survive…

    • January 5, 2017 at 10:10 pm
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      cuz we haven’t seen that before.

      • January 5, 2017 at 10:54 pm
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        I actually think it could be interesting. As much as he wants to be Vader, once he starts “becoming” Vader he’ll realize that he’s trapped in a sort of hell. Might make him even more interesting. Maybe not a sort of suit, but maybe he could be plagued by other problems caused by current/eventual injuries. Maybe like a Darth Malgus type respirator like in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

        • January 5, 2017 at 10:59 pm
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          so much for metaphors and subtly i guess. vader 2.0 here we come.

          • January 6, 2017 at 4:25 am
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            Vader was a metaphor.

          • January 6, 2017 at 4:54 am
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            um… what?

          • January 6, 2017 at 5:46 am
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            I think he’s trying to say that Vader’s suit (the prison that was his body) was a crime, and Kylo’s transformation into pseudo-Vader could be as well.

          • January 6, 2017 at 9:57 pm
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            i would hope that we get the same result without recreating vader.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:41 pm
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            Same here.

          • January 6, 2017 at 1:37 pm
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            The same ‘loss of humanity’ metaphor.

          • January 6, 2017 at 9:57 pm
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            i see.

          • January 6, 2017 at 8:13 pm
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            I would honestly wait to see something before letting wild internet speculation get to you.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:00 pm
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            speculation is the name of the game until we have something concrete.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:09 pm
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            Sure, but when you are getting emotional (angry, frustrated, annoyed) over nothing concrete…

            Or drawing baseless conclusions.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:27 pm
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            k.

  • January 5, 2017 at 10:11 pm
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    Adam Driver continues to be a very good interview. More so than Ridley or Boyega are. I always enjoy reading his comments.

  • January 5, 2017 at 10:15 pm
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    “and two sides being morally justified to behave however they want…”

    there is no moral justification for blowing up the hosnian system. there was a strategic one, but the first order has zero moral ground to stand on.

    • January 5, 2017 at 10:32 pm
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      Sounds like we might get some more light shed on why they at least “think” they have a moral justification.

    • January 6, 2017 at 2:14 am
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      Could be like that psycopath justification where they were “doing the galaxy a favor by killing those people who just get locked up in debates all day” or something

      • January 6, 2017 at 4:23 am
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        i suppose.

    • January 6, 2017 at 5:46 am
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      The evil Empire found a way to justify their injustices. The First Order will do the same.

      • January 6, 2017 at 9:53 pm
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        genocide and “injustices” are not on the same level at all.

        • January 6, 2017 at 10:41 pm
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          That would be interesting.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:51 pm
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            especially since they were pretty much there with hux’s hitler speech. embrace the darkness, don’t worry what the masses think and take the galaxy at the point of blaster.

          • January 6, 2017 at 10:52 pm
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            It would be an interesting attitude to have.

            “That’s right, we’re evil, bitch! What’re you gonna do about it?!”

          • January 7, 2017 at 8:01 pm
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            Would make it difficult to come up with believable conditioning programs for the Stormtroopers though, if you can’t even theoretically assume the moral high ground…

          • January 7, 2017 at 8:24 pm
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            Maybe they’re conditioned not to care.

    • January 7, 2017 at 7:59 pm
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      There might be a moral justification from the Order’s (or Hux’) POV. End the war itself by killing billions in the the Hosnian system and then tap into Starkiller’s intimidating effect to control all systems left is “morally better” in a purely utilitarian frame of reference than letting the war drag on for decades (hundreds of billions of civilians and soldiers dying either in battle or in the chaos afterwards). This line of reasoning is rather similar to nuking Japan into submission in WWII. We might not approve of that, but it all depend on your value system, which might be rather different in case of the First Order. There are no universal morals.

  • January 5, 2017 at 10:49 pm
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    2018? Yer WOT?!

    ;^)

  • January 5, 2017 at 11:05 pm
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    So far it sounds like Rian Johnson created something great.
    RIP Carrie Fisher, but hopefully if they rewrite ep VIII it wont chage the story drastically…

    • January 5, 2017 at 11:34 pm
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      With you 100%. Though if I recall they finished filming VIII almost 6 months ago which was around when we got what must’ve been an early summer tweet from Rian showing him sitting down to begin the editing process and I think John mentioned just a month or two ago he’s begun the process of creating the score for the film so I’m sure they have everything they need already locked or in storage for VIII w/ respect to Carrie. I think the only reason we’d see a rewrite would be if wherever we leave Leia at the end of VIII cannot be explained in someway through alterations to the story Rian wrote for IX. I feel like despite what happened in the real world we were already going to lose Han, Leia, and Luke by the end of the sequel trilogy and if Driver’s ending statement is anything to go by I have a feeling there’s going to be more cutting down of family members be it physically, or emotionally in VIII. I really hope this one takes us to deeper and more moving emotional moments. To date for me the most moving scene was when I was a kid seeing Luke after the destruction of the 2nd Death Star and the music swells as he cremates the father he always wanted, finally saved, but never got a chance to know.

    • January 6, 2017 at 8:12 pm
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      Actors in movie are positive on movie they are in.

      • January 7, 2017 at 11:47 am
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        Based on JJ’s filmography, everyone should’ve been well aware what to expect from a JJ Star Wars episode (especially after the death star looking object on the official poster).

        But this is Rian Johnson. The interviews so far are all emphasizing how this isnt like the average big budget studio film, which (if ture) is a very interessting sign imo.

    • January 6, 2017 at 12:32 am
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      Reminds me of Keanu Reeves

    • January 6, 2017 at 12:42 am
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      Nice try, Matt the Radar Technician.

      • January 6, 2017 at 5:24 am
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        FUCK.

  • January 6, 2017 at 12:01 am
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    “Depends on what your idea of living is…”

    Did anyone else get chills? Cause I got some chills.

    • January 6, 2017 at 12:43 am
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      My guess is he ends the next one in a beach house on Scarif, that’s a nice idea of living.

      • January 6, 2017 at 5:23 am
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        Sounds good to me.

      • January 6, 2017 at 2:19 pm
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        Watch the sunrise as it, ehr, rushes against you.

    • January 7, 2017 at 1:22 am
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      He could of said he’d be revealing an undisclosed relationship to Rey, a second star killer, and Rey getting her arm severed and you’d get the chills, just saying.

      • January 7, 2017 at 2:28 am
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        Stop trolling, just saying.

  • January 6, 2017 at 12:56 am
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    “Depends on what your idea of living is…”

    The death of Kylo Ren and the return of Ben Solo?

    • January 6, 2017 at 1:27 am
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      Or full blown Vader 2.

    • January 6, 2017 at 1:34 am
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      “There isn’t much of me left”

    • January 6, 2017 at 5:44 am
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      From a certain point of view.

  • January 6, 2017 at 2:16 am
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    Episode 8 hype begins again. Thankfully they have a long time to be editing and making sure this is great. And of course, now we open the floodgates to fan theories off of what he said. He totally did that on purpose

  • January 6, 2017 at 2:28 am
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    can anyone upload the video to youtube, can’t be viewed outside the US 🙁

  • January 6, 2017 at 4:43 am
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    Yess! So happy to be getting back to episode 8. I love rogue one but I will always love the true episodes more than spinoffs. The legacy of the skywalkers is epic and the best part of Star Wars to me.

    I can’t wait to see the transformation of kylo ren. Based on “depends on what you call living” it feels like he will take the same turn as his grandfather Vader and be consumed with the dark side and living in a suit. Luke and Rey may be his only salvation

    • January 6, 2017 at 2:13 pm
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      And this was exactly my first thought and immediate “opposite” reaction. If they make Kylo Ren another Vader, and continuing the “copy original trilogy/no originality routine” which TFA had no end (as Dux commented on above) then I’ll be buying my original Rogue One movie (in the Star Wars universe) and waiting happily for the Han Solo movie. Cause it could well be that the spinoffs are the only original stuff we will get.

      But as TUD says lets wait for more info…….

  • January 6, 2017 at 4:58 am
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    would like to point this out for everyone and then i’ll go back to the corner. the biggest complaint about TFA was that it was too much of a retread of the OT. but now we’re talking about literally rehashing the most iconic villain in history and no one is concerned? not to mention the fact that this would also be the fourth character in nine films to be in such a situation. what happened to breaking new ground? maybe i should just stop worrying and learn to love the rhyming. thanks for listening.

    • January 6, 2017 at 5:42 am
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      I wouldn’t say to stop worrying and love rhyming, i’d say to stop worrying and wait until you see literally anything from Episode VIII.

      Literally anything.

      • January 6, 2017 at 9:51 pm
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        what is the blog for if not give our knee jerk reactions about the news?

        • January 6, 2017 at 10:42 pm
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          Dunno.

    • January 6, 2017 at 6:34 pm
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      I think its a fine balance. Personally for me in TFA it was the use of Starkiller as a Death Star on steroids, when other possibilities could of been used.

      Kylo is for me an aspect of what Anakin could of been, so I’m interested to see how he continues in the dark side. I hope he doesn’t return to the light, as for me killing his father was the tipping point and redemption would maybe be to much a retread of Anakin/Vader.

      In terms of what could they do differently……maybe implants and physical scars we can see as he develops.

      • January 7, 2017 at 1:17 am
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        Well, Vader killed a lot f people, including someone he once considered like a brother, a wife, a billion people, and he still came back.

        • January 7, 2017 at 11:29 am
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          I agree on Obi-wan, but he didn’t directly kill his wife and billions I assume you mean Alderaan, in which case Tarkin gave the order.

  • January 6, 2017 at 10:06 am
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    I just hope he’s more of a mature character though he’ll never live down getting his ass kicked by a rookie which is sort of a problem with him as a villain.

    • January 6, 2017 at 8:17 pm
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      Was she REALLY a “rookie,” though?

      • January 6, 2017 at 11:15 pm
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        Not in combat. That scene with Rey fighting Unkar’s thugs is supposed to emphasize that, but some people may have been to forgetful to pick up on it.

        • January 7, 2017 at 1:14 am
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          Just normal street fighting and fighting a former Jedi apprentice now dark side user pretty much is comparable to a rookie. Here fighting a few things means she can fight. Her beating a dark side user shows that dark side user is a tad bit undertrained.

          • January 7, 2017 at 2:29 am
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            Which is why he had to “finish his training”. So it all makes sense.

          • January 7, 2017 at 3:21 am
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            a combo of kylo being gravely wounded along with rey possibly tapping into previous training seems to be a popular explanation.

      • January 8, 2017 at 5:06 pm
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        no, she was an accomplished Jedi Master at age 6, before being dumped on Jakuu. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

      • January 11, 2017 at 10:01 am
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        At the very least, She was out of practice.

  • January 6, 2017 at 10:33 am
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    There is a story behind his relationship with Luke.
    He went dark side older than most thought, 23, 24, I believe.

    • January 6, 2017 at 2:47 pm
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      I think you’re right. In Bloodline, he’s in his early 20’s…if I remember correctly, and he’s still traveling the galaxy with Luke; looking for Jedi lore and artifacts.

      • January 6, 2017 at 4:26 pm
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        Yes, that was my reference, the spoilers I read about Bloodline. I have not read the novel.
        I remember all the guesses about their past before TFA and even after made him seduced by the Dark Side when he was teenager.
        For me it was a surprise what I knew from the novel.

        • January 6, 2017 at 10:47 pm
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          i think snoke started seducing ben when he was young which was when leia sent him to be trained by luke. and then something happened in between bloodline and TFA to seal the deal.

          • January 7, 2017 at 3:04 am
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            Finding out Luke, Han, and Leia his the truth about Vader from him most likely. Leia is freaking out in Bloodline about Ben hearing the news and regrets not telling him herself. I can’t remember precisely because it was a while ago that I read it, but I think she talks to Han and tries to leave a message for Ben on the holonet after the secret is leaked.

          • January 7, 2017 at 3:17 am
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            ah yes, i forgot about that part.

          • January 7, 2017 at 7:56 am
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            Yes, it could be. I think the next cartoons probably will be about this stuff.
            The difference is passing to Dark Side as a learning apprentice or as a trained Jedi. I think as a trained Jedi the reasons must be stronger.

            I also I read about Bloodline that Leia being Darth Vader daughter was not common/everybody knowledge, and it is possible It was hidden to Ben too and it made him become Kylo.

  • January 6, 2017 at 12:15 pm
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    Video can only be streamed within the United States. Wonderful.

  • January 6, 2017 at 1:41 pm
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    I hope they’ll do something cool and original with him and not just an insecure Vader wannabe like in TFA.

    • January 6, 2017 at 2:46 pm
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      How is making him an “insecure Vader wannabe” not original? I found that aspect of his character to be a rather clever move. Few people, I think, really wanted Lucasfilm/Abrams to try and out-Vader, Vader. Any attempt at creating someone that would really attempt to replace one of the most iconic movie villains is doomed to fail. So they cheated. They created a character who wants to be Darth Vader, but knows he can’t be Darth Vader. If that wasn’t a fresh approach to a character in Star Wars, then I don’t know what is.

    • January 6, 2017 at 8:11 pm
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      They created an original villain by modeling him after all these people who worship villains/anti-heroes.

  • January 6, 2017 at 2:34 pm
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    I hope they do something out of the box…like make Finn be the big bad by the end of this trilogy with no force powers..Ray and Kylo, the Force wielders, trying to stop him from doing something unthinkable, one trying to kill him ( Kylo ) and Ray trying to make him see sense and save him

  • January 6, 2017 at 4:15 pm
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    Hah, limbs will be lost.

  • January 6, 2017 at 7:25 pm
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    Oh he’s gonna get fucked up in VIII lol FULL CYBORG AHEAD!!!!

  • January 8, 2017 at 5:02 pm
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    His babbling with Larry King is incomprehensible. How to talk without saying anything

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