Among its many crimes, the one Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that ...

"Somehow, Palpatine returned." It is the Star Wars meme to end all memes, used to ridicule the Emperor’s divisive return in The Rise of Skywalker. Most fans reacted negatively to Palpatine’s ...

So it started off as a big mystery. I had no idea that Palpatine would figure [into the story so heavily].” Even when George Lucas brought McDiarmid back for “The Phantom Menace” to play ...

Variety spoke to Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith re-release. The topic turned to Palpatine’s TV show, where McDiarmid was asked if he was given any ...

Ian McDiarmid has now been playing Emperor Palpatine for 42 years. First, it was as the mysterious big bad of the original Star Wars trilogy, and then as a Senator who rises to the ultimate ...

Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid recently confirmed that George Lucas had planned to develop a television series centered around the fan-favorite Star Wars villain. Years before Disney acquired ...

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The 80-year-old actor - who has portrayed Emperor Palpatine in the sci-fi saga since 1983’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ - battled Jedi master Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) during director George ...

During a recent interview with Variety in celebration of the 20th anniversary re-release of “Revenge of the Sith,” Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid reflected on his experience playing the big ...