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 ...

Setting aside the whole "Palpatine has returned" Fortnite fracas that bubbled up with 2019's flawed-yet-enjoyable The Rise of Skywalker, McDiarmid's gripping performance in the prequels, particularly ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Why did Maul never give up Palpatine? “He comes from a time of magic, knights, passion, enthusiasm, aggression, fire – magic. Now he is seeing an empire that he knew was coming, and the magic ...

Jackson. But a new update Friday takes the cake: Emperor Palpatine has finally entered his disco era. The update added four so-called “Super Styles” to the skins in this season’s Battle Pass ...

Maul duels Palpatine in The Clone Wars, yet never gives him up to the Jedi. Lucasfilm In Star Wars canon, Maul actually survived being bisected, and a visit to the mystical Nightsisters restored ...