Actor Ian McDiarmid recently revealed that George Lucas was working on a Palpatine prequel series before he sold the ...

Though Palpatine's power seemed absolute, he feared those who threatened his master plan. Battles aren't the only way to ...

Either way, aside from some extremely minor potential hints in books, comics, and video games, the story of the new trilogy never seemed headed for a Palpatine resurrection, especially seeing as The ...

In a recently resurfaced September 2021 interview with Metro, McDiarmid suggested that it’s possible he could reappear as Palpatine in literally any Star Wars installment set before his demise in The ...

Long before the current Disney Plus era of Star Wars, it turns out George Lucas wanted to make a TV show centered around Ian ...

It appears George Lucas never would have brought Palpatine back from the dead in "Star Wars." The return of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” has become one of ...

"Rise of Skywalker" isn't opening until December 20, but the decision to resurrect Palpatine is already proving controversial. When Disney dropped the first trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of ...

Cameron is deeply involved in daily pop culture, and what he affectionately refers to as nerd culture. With the hottest gaming and entertainment takes possible, Cameron is constantly surprising ...

One of Star Wars’ longest-tenured stars has just pulled back the curtain on a project that never made it to fruition. Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) recently sat down for an interview with Variety ...

Everyone knows that Emperor Palpatine is a scary guy. He’s got the Force lightning, he has total control of the most powerful Empire in the galaxy, and he’s a conniving two-faced weasel. But his most ...

Back in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader put aside his allegiance to Emperor Palpatine and briefly became Anakin Skywalker once again in order to save his son Luke from certain death. That ...