The final chapter in Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was controversial, to say the least. Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, ...

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Star Wars legend Ian McDiarmid likes the idea of a Palpatine prequel series. During a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, the actor was asked about rumors of an Emperor Palpatine ...

26 years after Palpatine was reintroduced as a duplicitous Senator in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, he still functions as the franchise’s “Phantom Menace.” Emperor Palpatine’s role in Star Wars is ...

In Andor Episode 7, “Announcement,” Wullf Yularen addresses the Imperial Security Bureau and mentions he’s just spoken to “Emperor Palpatine.” Following the massive robbery on Aldhani, things are ...

New Zealand native Clive Revill, a London theatre actor and known as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back,” died on March 11. He was 94. Revill’s daughter confirmed with ...

I wanted to share this with you. The image above is a real screenshot of Fortnite featuring Darth Sidious aka the Emperor aka Sheev Palpatine from Star Wars holding an assault rifle. I thought you ...

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 Emperor ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94. The actor's daughter ...