Eman Esfandi On Becoming EZRA BRIDGER for Ahsoka

Eman talks about becoming Ezra Bridger for Star Wars: Ahsoka. The character was previously introduced in Star Wars: Rebels. Let me know what you all think in the comments down below! Like & Sub for more!

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Ahsoka, also known as Star Wars: Ahsoka, is an American space fantasy television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and a spin-off from The Mandalorian, taking place in the same timeframe as that series and its other interconnected spin-offs after the events of the film Return of the Jedi (1983). Ahsoka follows former Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano and her allies as they fight the remnants of the Galactic Empire during the time of the fledgling New Republic.

Rosario Dawson stars as the title character, reprising her role from The Mandalorian. Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson, Ivanna Sakhno, Diana Lee Inosanto, David Tennant, Eman Esfandi, Evan Whitten, Genevieve O'Reilly, Hayden Christensen, Ariana Greenblatt, Lars Mikkelsen, and Anthony Daniels also star. Ahsoka Tano was co-created by Filoni for the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Dawson was cast to bring her into live-action for the second season of The Mandalorian, and a spin-off series with Dawson reprising her role and Filoni set as showrunner was announced by Lucasfilm in December 2020. It serves as a continuation of the animated series Star Wars Rebels. In addition to Filoni, Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson returned from The Mandalorian as executive producers and were joined by Carrie Beck.

Ahsoka premiered on August 22, 2023, with the first two episodes of the first season. The other six episodes were released through October 3. The season received high viewership, generally positive reviews from critics, and several accolades. In January 2024, Lucasfilm confirmed that Filoni was developing a second season. Star Wars is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

Ezra Bridger was a human male Bokken Jedi, a freedom fighter, and a revolutionary leader in the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire. He was born on Empire Day in 19 BBY to Ephraim and Mira Bridger. His parents' public criticism of the Empire led to their imprisonment, leaving Bridger an orphan on the planet Lothal as a child. He joined the rebel crew of the Ghost in 5 BBY and was trained in the ways of the Force by Kanan Jarrus. With a particular connection to nature and other living beings, Bridger's abilities grew quickly, and a message of hope he broadcast in the Lothal sector inspired a number of rebel cells to begin working together to fight the Empire.

In 4 BBY, Bridger learned that his parents were killed while attempting to escape from prison. The young Jedi, already having struggled with his dark side, became more conflicted, coming to a head on the ancient Sith world of Malachor where he recovered a Sith holocron in the hopes of destroying the Sith. He also encountered the former Sith Lord Maul, who hoped to make Bridger his apprentice—particularly once Bridger used the dark side to open the holocron. This briefly strained his apprenticeship with Jarrus, who was blinded by Maul on Malachor, but the two repaired their relationship and continued to progress as Jedi.

With his powers growing stronger, especially his natural skill at communicating with other living beings, Bridger took on more leadership roles in the rebellion, including helping Captain CT-7567 "Rex" and a surviving battalion of Separatist Alliance battle droids make peace and bring a sense of closure to the unresolved Clone Wars. Bridger also came into conflict with Grand Admiral Thrawn, helped fellow crewmate Sabine Wren in her quest to reunite the Mandalorian people, and sought to find Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, whom Bridger believed was key to destroying the Sith.

In 1 BBY, Bridger managed to free his people from the Empire's control during the Liberation of Lothal. Towards the end of the battle, he and Thrawn were taken into hyperspace by the purrgil. This opening allowed the Lothal resistance group on the ground to free the planet by destroying the Imperial dome. After the fall of the Empire, Wren and Ahsoka Tano set off on a journey to find Bridger and bring him home.

[CantinaTalkSW]

What did you think of Eman’s take on Ezra?? I thought he was great! Love the continuation from Taylor Gray as Ezra previously.

[morecuppo]

His “it’s me” genuinely sounds like Ezra seeing himself on TV for the first time

[JosephGMarrero]

When I met him in Comic-Con last year he was such a cool dude. We even nerded out on Star Wars legends

[WhammoFTW]

Both Ezra and Sabine’s castings were amazing.

[matthew]

Yeah hes a perfect choice for ezra. Played the character perfectly.

[Robin_Lynn]

It’s not too often that the live action character is better than the cartoon character…. This is one of those unique times! He nails the Ezra character!!!!

[nicholasconnolly]

He looks like Ezra he sounds like Ezra. He just is ezra

[ThatGuitarChick]

I love their picks for the characters on the ahsoka show. They did an amazing job.

[trunch]

I'm all for him looking like an extra from The Chosen haha

[WildFireGaming]

Sadly I did not like the Ahsoka show. BUT! Ezra was absolutely fantastic. Eman played the character PERFECTLY

[MegaNinjaRyan]

He is the perfect casting choice for Ezra! I wanna see him in a movie!

[BlackHeart]

That shirt of stormtrooper dog tag scale mail is so cool.

[DarthInsomnis]

I’ll be honest, never was a rebels fan, but my god the dude they got to play Ezra is right on the money.

[jojo-ggiz]

It just works bro, I hope he feels welcomed to his role. A lot of people like him.

[georgebwp]

Just imagine if the writing fit Ezra it would have been amazing

[johnmiller]

I thought he did an amazing job. And when I saw him without the beard, it just blew me way, how much he looked like Ezra.

[ManualPixarPresents]

He was the best part of the live action phoenix… by far

[imperialbricks]

Natasha and Eman were the perfect castings for Ezra and Sabine. They nailed their mannerisms and especially their chemistry. Whether Filoni wants to admit it or not, Ezra and Sabine are perfect for each other 😏

[catiscray]

He was perfection as Ezra. I was unfortunately let down by the series in general. I just need Ezra to be reunited with Hondo and train Jacen. I bet Hondo keeps a holo of Ezra on his ship. The live action lost the heart of the animation. I still have hope. Foolishly but I can't help it. I need to see him take a Kanan approach to training Jacen. I want to bawl my eyes out. I want to feel how I felt watching the relationship between Kanan and Ezra develop. Rebels is beautiful. I love it so much.

[peternova]

He looks more like a Disciple of Christ from the Chosen tv series in those cool clothes 😂😂