Eman Esfandi

Star Wars can often feel culturally ubiquitous, but sometimes even the people operating in its space find themselves inside a world they have little experience with (as they should: Star Wars thrives on the perspectives of many, and that includes people unfamiliar with it!). But for Eman Esfandi, going back and acquiring that knowledge made his Star Wars role even more fun in hindsight.Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerEsfandi recently discussed his initial lack of Star Wars knowhow in a recent interview with The…

With SAG-AFTRA’s strike coming to an end this week, Hollywood has been quickly getting its stars back into promoting their projects, even as the landscape shifts to give movies and shows time to get back into production. But it’s not just upcoming material opening back up—things that dropped during the strike are ready to let us peek behind the curtain.What Inspired Dominic Monaghan's Performance in Moriarty?One such show was Ahsoka, landing right amid the dual Hollywood strikes—giving us little real insight into the…

Image: LucasfilmWe’ve long known that Star Wars’ Clone Wars-born heroine would be making the jump from cameos on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett to her own live-action series, Ahsoka, this August—and now we have a precise date, August 23, to add to our countdown calendars.Here’s a look at the latest TV spot, which showcases Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, back to lead a band of Dave Filoni universe-created misfits to take on the threat of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who we last saw on Star Wars: Rebels disappearing…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmStar Wars is a franchise full of characters who go through a lot, and Ahsoka Tano has had a pretty eventful life. Since she debuted on Star Wars: The Clone Wars as an apprentice to Anakin Skywalker during the prequels, she’s been caught up in one event after another, from engaging in military skirmishes to surviving Order 66 and being a key player in the growing Rebellion. With her upcoming solo series set to debut in a few months, one of the show’s key threads will see Ahsoka(as played in…

Star Wars Rebels, the first major Star Wars project released after Disney bought Lucasfilm, is about to become very, very important. And, if by chance you haven’t seen it yet, or just want to watch it again, now is the perfect moment. We’ve got it all worked out for you.‘I Started a Yoda Fan Club’There’s been a whole lot of Star Wars since that fateful day in 2012. Under Disney, Lucasfilm has released new Star Wars movies, the first live-action TV shows, comics, books, anime, you name it. But Star Wars Rebels, which was…

Here’s comes the general! Oh, sorry, Grand Admiral.Screenshot: LucasfilmWhen it became clear that the upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series, Ahsoka, was going to be a sequel to Star Wars Rebels, everyone had one question: Who is playing Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the biggest, baddest Star Wars villains who has never been seen in live action? Well, at Star Wars Celebration 2023, series creator Dave Filoni finally made the news official. It’s Lars Mikkelsen, who did the voice on Star Wars Rebels. The news was broken in a…

Image: LucasfilmAt Star Wars Celebration 2023, Disney unveiled the first official look at Star Wars: Ahsoka. The series picks up after Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson)’s live action appearances on The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett, and once again features Dave Filoni as a driving creative force for the series. Take a look at the absolutely mythic trailer below.Ahsoka | Teaser Trailer | Disney+The trailer shows Ahsoka getting attacked in a mystic Jedi site, Sabine Wren and her lothcat meditating, and Hera Syndulla in a…