In an interview for a local film site, toth discussed his experience during the filming and revealed a few small bits about the controversial crossguard lightsaber. Actor adam driver, who plays kylo ren in the star wars sequel trilogy, may or may not have revealed a major spoiler for star wars. Extra host mario lopez recently sat down with actor adam driver to chat. Sounds like star wars adam driver did way more stunts. Im pretty sure he was talking about his, as in adam driver s, saber if he were to have one. Adam driver played the eversocomplex villain kylo ren in the revived star wars movies. In a recent interview, driver s stunt double revealed some details about the forthcoming movie, while. If you think last jedis adam driver is a weird crush. He wields his own lightsaber if you think last jedis adam driver is a weird crush check out the unlikely lads on our writers lust lists from huw edwards to seth rogen. In silence, driver plays portuguese priest who attempts to spread his religion to an embattled 17th century japan. Savvy and cynical consumers of culture as we may be these days, watching adam driver for the first time still felt, somehow, new.
Check out the notsosubtle way the actor deflects questions about the new film in the interview below. Adam driver says kylo rens lightsaber a metaphor for. Adam driver and kate mckinnon bring lightsabers to a diner in snl promo. The possibility of a star wars return for adam driver looper.
The production relied on lightsabers that weighed less than normal to pull off the epic, rainsoaked lightsaber battle. Adam driver has a lightsaber in hilarious snl promos. The force awakens is kylo ren, played by adam driver. Adam driver walked out of an interview with nprs talk show fresh air earlier this month after listening to a clip of his own acting. We sat down with adam driver to talk about playing kylo ren in star wars. Adam driver took kylo rens lightsaber home from the star wars. The rise of skywalker adorocinema interview a big thanks to sleemo for sharing this article on twitter. In the promos for adam driver s episode of saturday night live, the star wars. Video of adam driver says kylo rens lightsaber a metaphor for character for fans of kylo ren. He chats to lucy ford about mark hamill, lightsaber training and his excellent capework off set. John boyega talks star wars the force awakens and using. Adam driver talks about his first star wars memory, portraying a fan favorite character that people dont really know about, seeing people dressed as his character, training to use his crossguard lightsaber and it being a metaphor for the character. He also searches for his missing mentor, father cristovao ferreira played by liam neeson. Adam driver admits he took kylo rens lightsaber home from.
The rise of skywalker reveals how exactly rey daisy ridley was able to pass ben solo adam driver lukes mark hamill blue lightsaber in the climactic battle. After all, this star wars villain put the actor on the map. Wars costume two helmets and a lightsaber, but everyone knows. Will star wars 7 be as spectacular, jumping lightsaber duels, like the. The rise of skywalker, which will be in theaters dec. Adam described his character and how his unstable lightsaber. Throughout the films, kylo ren wielded a crossguard lightsaber, which driver had to. Lets find out whether youll fall in love with kylo ren, ben solo, or matt the radar technician. Throughout the films, kylo ren wielded a crossguard lightsaber, which driver had to learn how to use in order to portray the supreme leader of the first order. Abrams film came out, but its once again at the center of pop culture conversation thanks to the release of the movies novelization. The rise of skywalker, and he confides in stephen that he took a few of his characters props with him after filming ended. On the other hand, hearing that the mighty kylo ren lightsaber is tossed into adam driver s storage space along with other things that driver s not really sure what to do withwell, that sounds very commonplace and even relatable. Adam driver walks out of npr interview over marriage. Adam driver storms out of radio interview over clip of him.
Adam driver puts muscles on display for interview spread adam driver gives a peek at his muscular body on the cover of interview magazines decemberjanuary cover. Adam driver and keri russell share a stage and then, maybe. The performance that will follow adam driver around forever is his portrayal of kylo ren. Rise of skywalker reveals exactly how rey gave kylo ren. I saw a lot of interviews with the sw cast after tlj came out but there is one in particular where adam driver mentions the colour of his lightsaber and it. Adam driver took 2 souvenirs home with him from the set of star. His menace and mercy and general lanky amiability in that first flush, when he appeared as hannahs boyfriend on the first season of girls which returns for its sixth and final season in winter 2017, shone with that instantly recognizable urgency of unique.
Spawn adam driver, in character as kylo ren, han solos son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber. Take out the lightsaber scenes, combat and large battles, and youve got well, mostly a whole lot of nothing. The force awakens, the most anticipated film in many, may. The force awakens actor brandishes a lightsaber opposite kate mckinnon. Adam driver s stunt double in the force awakens is the 26yearold hungarian toth gyula. Adam driver says playing lightsaber wielding villain kylo ren in the star wars franchise is similar to many of his other acting jobs. Adam driver admitted to keeping a key prop from the rise of skywalker on colbert. On the one hand, keeping an actual prop lightsaber from a star wars film sounds so glamorous. What did adam driver mean when he was talking about kylos. One of the reasons adam driver hasnt done a lot of press specifically for star wars is because the actor. Adam driver is interviewed by noah baumbach for interview magazines decemberjanuary issue and is also featured in an amazing portfolio shot by steven klein here are some highlights from the.
If every actor is adam driver for me that i work with in the future, id. Not only did it feature the return of kylo ren, but it had some. So, how does it feel to hang up your lightsaber, stephen colbert asked adam driver, who plays resident troubled baddie kylo ren. Daisy ridley, adam driver filmed climactic rise of. Particularly if this was an interview after tlj came out, since bens blue saber is quite obviously featured in the movie. Adam driver talks star wars 7 the force awakens collider. That, or driver was just trying to be coyavoid dropping spoilers in the interview. Search etsy for lightsabers and parts affiliate link adam driver keeps kylo ren lightsaber in a box. Adam driver discusses playing kylo ren in final star wars. Adam driver feels good about hanging up his lightsaber after star wars. In an interview for a local film site, toth discussed his experience during the.
Adam driver stopped by mondays late show, so obviously stephen colbert had to ask him about star wars. Daisy ridleys rey and adam drivers kylo ren as the two lightsaberwielders concluded the. Adam driver took kylo rens lightsaber home from the star. Abrams and starring adam driver, daisy ridley, billie lourd, mark hamill, oscar isaac.
In speaking about daisy ridleys character, adam said, you have, also, the hidden identity of this princess whos hiding who she really is so she can survive and kylo ren and her hiding behind these. Adam drivers stunt double talks the force awakens, j. Gq december issue cover star adam driver talks star wars. Below is a transcript of the article, translated from its original language into english. Heres how seriously adam driver takes playing kylo ren.
In a new interview with marie claire, ridley reveals the climactic lightsaber. Adam driver hosted saturday night live for the third time this weekend, and the result was one of the best episodes of the season. Daisy ridley talks about working with adam driver on the set of star wars. Adam driver kept his the rise of skywalker kylo ren lightsaber. How he responds to things is probably physically quicker than most, because hes on edge theyre at war, driver explained in an interview. Adam driver and keri russell share a stage and then, maybe, lightsabers before the force is with them, keri russell and adam driver, who will both appear in. Adam driver played the eversocomplex villain kylo ren in the star wars sequel trilogy. Adam driver leaves npr studio after host plays clip of him singing. Adam driver often does interviews for star wars movies, in addition to other projects. Throughout the films, kylo ren wielded a crossguard lightsaber, which driver had to learn how to use to. Adam driver puts muscles on display for interview spread. He chats to lucy ford about mark hamill, lightsaber training and his excellent. Daisy ridley, adam driver filmed climactic rise of skywalker.
Typically during filming, adam driver explained, cast and crew members receive a sheet of short descriptions of the days scenes snippets like man argues with woman, man runs into. The force awakens, his first star wars memory, portraying a fan favorite character that people dont really know about. Adam driver has remarkably transformed himself from a feeble priest in martin scorseses silence to super fit villain, kylo ren, in star wars 8. Episode ix the rise of skywalker adam driver kylo ren onset interview directed by j.
Sounds like star wars adam driver did way more stunts than co. Adam driver kylo ren reveals reys parentage ahead of. In her interview with film threat, eunice huthart also talked about daisy ridleys. Adam driver talks talks star wars 7 the force awakens, answers if bb8 is a boy or a girl, whether han or greedo shot first, and ranks the star wars movies. Just days away from the world premiere, star john boyega opened up about his role in star wars. Daisy ridley, oscar isaac, john boyega and adam driver talk about how they prepared for the new star wars film.
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