Update: The Hollywood Reporter Confirms, Eman Esfandi to Play Live-Action Ezra in ‘Ahsoka’
A new report by Cinelinx is saying Eman Esfandi, from King Richard and the upcoming film The Inspection, will be playing Ezra Bridger in live-action for the upcoming Ahsoka series. Filming has been going on since May 9 and will continue for a couple more months in the Volume at Manhattan Beach Studios as well as the trainyard at El Segundo, in Los Angeles.
The search for Ezra has been one of the most discussed Star Wars-related topics of the past couple of years, both on- and off-screen. After Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian set up the Ahsoka spin-off show, where Rosario Dawson’s version of the character name-dropped Grand Admiral Thrawn, it became clear the storyline would follow up on the events of the Star Wars: Rebels finale. During Star Wars Celebration this year, Dave Filoni strongly hinted that the Ghost crew would be reuniting in the series, but there hasn’t been many news regarding Ezra and Thrawn.
For a while, Aladdin‘s Mena Massoud was rumored to be playing the young Jedi, with Lars Mikkelsen rumored to be playing Grand Admiral Thrawn (Mikkelsen already voiced the character in animation). However, no Hollywood trade ever jumped on either of those stories. With this new report so close to Lucasfilm’s presentation at D23, it is possible we could be getting an official casting announcement for the Ahsoka series there.
Right now, the only actors officially confirmed for Ahsoka are Rosario Dawson as the title character, Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, and Ivanna Sakhno in an undisclosed role. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson, and Hayden Christensen are reportedly involved with the series, though Lucasfilm has not confirmed any of them yet.
Ahsoka will debut on Disney Plus at some point in 2023.
UPDATE:
A few hours after the initial story, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news of Esfandi’s casting. No additional details were provided regarding Ezra’s involvement in the plot.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
