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 ...

Palpatine's return has been turned into countless memes, but Ian McDiarmid has defended the choice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

As Ian McDiarmid indicated, all we really know about Palpatine's story before the prequels is the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise and Palpatine's role in Plagueis' death.At least, that's the case ...

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't mapped out' when he started.

Star Wars franchise icon Ian McDiarmid reflects on the backlash to Emperor Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker, and shares some insights into George Lucas' scrapped TV series about the ...

Ian McDiarmid Confirms Palpatine Had ‘Sith Sex,’ But Doesn’t Want to Think About It. Eric Diaz. Tue, February 13, 2024 at 11:31 PM UTC. 2 min read.

Ian McDiarmid Is Open to the Idea of Palpatine Having Sex Star Wars canon is a tale of a superstitious and cowardly lot, so it wasn't to be for Rise of Skywalker —but that won't stop the Emperor ...

Ian McDiarmid “thought [he’d] gone too much too far” during his Palpatine vs Mace Windu duel in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith’. The 80-year-old actor - who has portrayed ...

Ian McDiarmid in "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" (2005). Image courtesy of Lucasfilm. As far as continuing Palpatine's story after Rise of Skywalker, McDiarmid spoke about the proposed backstory ...

Palpatine only has a few opportunities to plant his seeds in young Skywalker's mind, and McDiarmid does an excellent job of talking about everything while, technically, refusing to name his role ...