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, ...

"Star Wars" is going on 50 years of space magic and war drama, but not all of its big questions have been answered. We ...

After being pretty definitively killed-off (or so we thought) towards the end of Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine returned in the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the much-maligned ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Palpatine’s death in Return of the Jedi had clearly cost him dearly. The Sith Eternal had ...

Has Emperor Palpatine ever been able to, ahem, do it? Ian McDiarmid can't say for sure. In an interview commemorating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the actor ...

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Born Hego Damask II, the Muun man who would eventually become known as Darth Plagueis discovered his Force abilities at a very young age. His birth was no accident. A Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth ...

Ian McDiarmid, who played the Sith Lord in five films, says "there was never any discussion" about his character gettin' busy despite him having at least one son. Has Emperor Palpatine ever been able ...