Adam Driver has been dealing with the wrath of Star Wars followers for the actions of his on-screen character Kylo Ren.
During an look on Max’s Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace?, Driver opened up about followers reminding him “every day” that his supervillain character was the one which killed Harrison Ford’s Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
“Somebody reminds me about that every day,” Driver joked. “Not every day but yeah, it used to be more but now it’s probably once a month somewhere.”
Driver additionally talked about the way it was filming the scene with Ford saying, “Obviously, John Williams’ [score] wasn’t playing in the background and it was very emotional actually, 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.”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was launched in 2015 and directed by J.J. Abrams. In the movie, Driver performs the position of Kylo Ren, the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia, performed by Carrie Fisher. Driver additionally opened up about taking the position within the franchise.
“I took it really seriously and thought about it a lot and was very on the fence,” he stated. “I was aware that it was a great opportunity. And I didn’t I didn’t want to be in it and be bad. You know, like, a lot of people were going to watch it. I was a fan of those movies.”
Driver went on to reprise his position of Kylo Ren in 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.