No news on that second season of Ahsoka, or whether or not the now not-so-young Ezra Bridger will be around for the movie that looks set to bring all of the Mandoverse characters together on the silver screen, but should Ezra still be alive and thriving for either event – and they really will be major events on the Star Wars timeline – then actor Eman Esfandi is confident that both he and his character will be very much involved.
THR: Dave Filoni was recently promoted to chief creative officer at Lucasfilm, and considering that he helped cast you, you’re in a very desirable position moving forward. We know he’s making a movie at some point that will conclude this current Disney+ story. Ahsoka season two, while unofficial, also feels like a foregone conclusion. But do you have some inkling that your tenure will extend beyond both of those potential stories?
EA: Including a potential season two and the film, I think I’ll be very involved. From everything I’ve learned about Star Wars and what’s canon at the moment and the way Dave and everyone seems to be writing and moving forward, I think Ezra plays a very pivotal role, which is exciting. As a human, you’re like, “I get to act! I get to do the thing that I like. I’ll have a job,” but story-wise, it feels correct. It feels like, “Yeah, they should use him. He’d be a really good person to use for this or for that.”
After that, I actually don’t know. I don’t know if there’s anywhere else Ezra could live across the universe. Maybe he sacrifices himself again in the movie, and then he is done for. I don’t know. If I do a second season, I’ll be happy. If we also do a movie, I’ll be so happy, and I would never need more than that. I’m like Harrison Ford in that way where I don’t need Ezra’s story to just live forever. I’d rather his story be concluded in the most appropriate way for his character. So if it ends at the movie, I’ll wash my hands and thank God and move on. I also don’t know how I’d feel after doing a potential season two and a movie. I don’t know if I’ll be like, “I want to keep doing Ezra,” and if that’s the case, then maybe I do. I just won’t know yet until I get there. But for these next installments, I will have a very strong presence in those if they happen.
