Palpatine's return in the Star Wars sequel trilogy surprisingly improved one aspect of Return of the Jedi. Palpatine's controversial appearance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was unexpected, to ...

Star Wars: Legion has released its new ruleset, which contains a surprising ban. Over the past few months, Atomic Mass Games has slowly revealed its upcoming new edition of Star Wars: Legion, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

When Disney dropped the first trailer for "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" on April 12, fans were shocked the first-look footage ended with the sinister laugh of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. In a surprising twist, Ian McDiarmid’s Star Wars character, ...

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"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 ...