Eman Esfandi Joins ‘Ahsoka’ as Fan Favorite Ezra BridgerEzra Bridger is officially headed to live-action, with Eman Esfandi playing the Star Wars animated character in
Ahsoka, the Disney+ series toplined by Rosario Dawson.
Ezra Bridger debuted in 2014 in the animated
Star Wars Rebels, where he was voiced by actor Taylor Gray. The character grew from an orphan with a knack for the Force into a Rebel who trained in the ways of the Jedi.
The Disney+ series stars Dawson as titular Jedi Ahsoka Tano, who first jumped to live action in season two of
The Mandalorian and also appeared in
The Book of Boba Fett. Other stars include Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ukrainian actress Ivanna Sakhno and Australian thespian Natasha Liu Bordizzo. Hayden Christensen reprises his role as Anakin Skywalker and Ray Stevenson plays a mystery villain.
Plot details are not known, but the setup includes Tano journeying from one end of the galaxy to the other in search of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a former commander in the Empire.
Star Wars Rebels ended with both Thrawn and Ezra disappearing into space.
Eman Esfandi’s credits include the Robert Rodriguez horror film
Red 11, which screened at Cannes in 2019, as well as a small role in best picture nominee
King Richard. He also appears in the upcoming gay military drama
The Inspection, which is getting strong early reviews out of the Toronto Film Festival this week.
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