A new report by Cinelinx is saying Eman Esfandi, from King Richard and an upcoming film The Inspection, will be playing Ezra Bridger in live-action, in 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, when 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 a lot of news regarding Ezra and Thrawn….