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

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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brings back Emperor Palpatine one last time to help close out the Skywalker Saga.

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 ...

McDiarmid let it slip that Lucasfilm had plans for a Palpatine show that focused on the Sith’s time with his master, Darth Plagueis the Wise, who made his live-action debut in the only season of Star ...

The nine episodes of Star Wars tell the tale of the Skywalker clan and their dance with destiny, starting with Anakin, ending with Ben Solo, and finally, revitalized with Rey. But The Rise of ...

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 ...