Star Wars 9: ‘MASSIVE’ Kylo Ren filming change forces Adam Driver to postpone appearance

He was set to speak at Cambridge University, according to a fan account for the star – but changes to the Star Wars shooting schedule have led to a change of plans.

Of course it’s not known what scenes Driver is about to shoot, but it’s safe to say that they’re huge enough to warrant a lot of extra rehearsal time.

A statement shared by @AdamDriverUK reads: “Star Wars has just had a massive schedule change, and given what they need to shoot next week they need Adam to rehearse all day tomorrow.

“He feels terrible letting everyone down and doing this last minute, but has been left with no choice.

“This will be rescheduled at a later date.”

Filming for Star Wars: Episode 9 – still officially untitled – has been ongoing since early August, soon after director JJ Abrams officially unveiled the cast.

Speaking late last month, Dominic Monaghan – joining the saga in an as-yet-undisclosed role – indicated that he could well be involved in huge set-pieces in the second or third acts.

“JJ [Abrams] is a friend of mine and he said to me that at some point I’d get the opportunity to read the script,” he told the Distraction Pieces podcast, recalling when Abrams had written just a first draft.

“[He told me] ‘just be aware of the fact that there are massive sequences in Act 2, there are massive sequences in Act 3 but because we’re shooting Act 1 first, I’ve put you in there and you seem to not be around as much in Act 2 and Act 3 but that’s because that’s what we’re doing first so I want you here, I want you invested.

“‘So read the script but just know there won’t be long until there’ll be a re-draft of those things and we’ll see you a little bit more’.

“So I read it, and the script is amazing and obviously there isn’t a lot I can say..”

He is one of several new characters joining the Star Wars universe in the upcoming movie.

Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell are also on board in mystery roles, and Billy Dee Williams is reprising his original trilogy role of Lando Calrissian.

Mark Hamill will be back as Luke Skywalker, despite the character being killed off in last year’s The Last Jedi, and the late Carrie Fisher will be seen courtesy of unused footage from the last two movies in the saga.

Daisy Ridley, Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd and Anthony Daniels all return to their previous characters.

Star Wars: Episode 9 is out in late 2019.