Adam Driver
Adam Driver
Biographical information
Career
Biography[]
Adam Driver's involvement in theStar Wars franchise was first announced onApril 29,2014 when he was named as a cast member forStar Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens.[5] In an interview for theTime, he revealed thatJ.J. Abrams advised him to look intoAkira Kurosawa's movies for inspiration, much like George Lucas did before. However, after several viewings, Driver decided to take another path, a more personal approach for playingKylo Ren.[6] For his performance inThe Force Awakens as the antagonistic Kylo Ren, Driver was voted Best Villain at the2016 MTV Movie Awards.[7] In interviews, he has said that he tends to avoid watching his own performances.[8] Driver reprised his role as Kylo Ren in theSequel trilogy filmsStar Wars: Episode VIIIThe Last Jedi (2017) andStar Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker (2019).[3][4]
Adam Driver was the focus of twoSaturday Night Live sketches as Kylo Ren. First, disguised as Matt the Radar Technician, in the 2016 sketch "Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base,"[9] and again, disguised as Randy the Intern, in its 2020 follow-up "Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now".[10]
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Star Wars works[]
- Disney Infinity 3.0(Kylo Ren)
- Star Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens(Kylo Ren)
- The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook and CD(Kylo Ren)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises(Kylo Ren)
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Poe to the Rescue"(Kylo Ren)- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Attack of the Conscience"(Kylo Ren)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens(Kylo Ren)
- Star Wars: Episode VIIIThe Last Jedi(Kylo Ren)
- The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD(Kylo Ren)
- Star Wars Rebels — "A World Between Worlds"(Kylo Ren)
- Star Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker(Kylo Ren)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Kylo Ren and Darth Vader - A Legacy of Power"
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Star Wars: Episode VII Adds Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o andGame of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie onStarWars.com(backup link)
- "Launch Pad" —Star Wars Insider 150
- Bantha Tracks —Star Wars Insider 160
- "Adam Driver Is Kylo Ren" —Star Wars Insider 162
- Star Wars Episode VIII Now Filming onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Training Featurette on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.2Adam Driver onwww.britannica.com (backup link archived onOctober 20,2020)
- ↑Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong'o's Characters Revealed in ExclusiveStar Wars: The Force Awakens Photos by Leibovitz, Annie on Vanity Fair (May 4,2015) (backup link archived onMay 31,2015)
- ↑3.03.1Here's How Seriously Adam Driver Takes Playing Kylo Ren by Robinson, Joanna on Vanity Fair (May 25,2017) (backup link archived onJanuary 11,2020)
- ↑4.04.1A Lot of the Final Skywalker Film Has Been Planned "from the Very Beginning" by Robinson, Joanna on Vanity Fair (May 22,2017) (backup link archived onJanuary 31,2020)
- ↑
Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced onStarWars.com(backup link) - ↑Here's How Adam Driver Learned to Master the Dark Side by McCluskey, Megan on Time (December 1,2015) (backup link archived onApril 28,2019)
- ↑"The Force Awakens" wins big at MTV Movie Awards 2016 on CBS (April 10,2016) (backup link archived onJuly 3,2016)
- ↑Adam Driver Is 'Undecided' on SeeingStar Wars: The Last Jedi Despite Being in It by Guglielmi, Jodi onpeople.com (November 20,2017) (backup link archived onMarch 31,2018)
- ↑
Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base - SNL on theSaturday Night LiveYouTube channel(backup link) - ↑ Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now - SNL on theSaturday Night LiveYouTube channel(backup link)
