Ahsoka’s Ezra Bridger actor Eman Esfandi prophesized that he would be cast in the show, but at the time, he knew little about Star Wars.
A prominent star in the recent hit Star Wars series, Ahsoka, was so confident in his abilities that he told people even before being cast that he would be in the show. The thing is, this was long before the role in question was even up for grabs.
Ahsoka is one show that fans immediately latched onto. For some, it was simply the excitement of having a new Star Wars show with a bigger focus on all that cool Jedi stuff. For others, they quickly began shipping-certain characters together (to the point where even the actors on Ahsoka seemed totally into the idea). But it’s hard to deny that one of the biggest draws was finally seeing characters from the animated series Star Wars Rebels in live-action, and one such character drew the attention of his ultimate star like a bolt from their shockingly blue eyes.
Eman Esfandi, who went on to play the young Jedi Ezra Bridger (though not quite so young anymore in Ahsoka), recently revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he prophesized his casting as Ezra. According to Esfandi, he told his agent he would get the part six months before auditions began. It was widely known that Ahsoka would continue the animated series Rebels, which prominently featured Ezra. So once that was clear, Esfandi called his shot like Babe Ruth at the plate.
“I emailed my agent and manager six months prior to my audition and was like, ‘Hey, when they cast for Ezra Bridger, I’m going to play him.
