Star Wars: Did Adam Driver Spoil Rey's Identity?

These are not the potential spoilers you're looking for (yes, they are).

By Jim Vejvoda

Actor Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, may have let slip a very big SPOILER about Rey during a recent interview.

Seriously, SPOILERS ahead if Driver's statement is accurate!

Still here? OK, consider yourself warned!

In a chat with GQ Magazine, Driver recalled his early conversations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams about Kylo Ren's motivations and character: "I remember the initial conversations about having things 'skinned', ... peeling away layers to evolve into other people, and the person Kylo's pretending to be on the outside is not who he is. He's a vulnerable kid who doesn't know where to put his energy, but when he puts his mask on, suddenly, he's playing a role. JJ had that idea initially and I think Rian [Johnson, director of The Last Jedi] took it to the next level."

But then Driver dropped what appears to be a doozy of a revelation about Daisy Ridley's protagonist Rey, whose parentage and origins have been cloaked in mystery. Again, SPOILER warning in case Driver is being literal here and not just employing a turn of phrase.

"You have, also, the hidden identity of this princess who's hiding who she really is so she can survive and Kylo Ren and her hiding behind these artifices," said Driver. Rey ... a princess in hiding?

If Rey is indeed a princess then is she, like Kylo Ren (aka Ben Solo), the offspring of Princess (General) Leia Organa? That would seem unlikely since the filmmakers previously said Rey's parents were not in The Force Awakens. That would suggest then that Rey hails from a different royal house. Again, IF she really is a princess like Driver appears to claim. Whatever the case may be, Rey actress Daisy Ridley has said, "I think (Rey's parentage is) less important than even she may think."

If Rey is indeed a princess in hiding that lends credence to the fan theory that Rey is basically Star Wars' version of Anastasia, the Grand Duchess of Russia who legend claims escaped the slaughter of her whole family and grew up elsewhere unaware of her true identity. If you don't know the real history of Anastasia then perhaps you're aware of the 1997 animated musical Anastasia. George Lucas' son Jett sure is and tweeted back in 2016 about how similar the story of Anastasia is to The Force Awakens.

For more coverage on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, check out what Andy Serkis had to say about the new trailer's tone, learn how Lucasfilm determines what to spoil in their trailers, delve into our piece on Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker, and enjoy our breakdown of the new trailer.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters December 15.

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