The Star Warsmovies barely offered more than a glimpse of Palpatine'strue role in the franchise, including missing out on the ...

Ian McDiarmid, who plays Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise, says it’s a “horrible idea” to imagine his character having sex. He continued, “Maybe it’s all to do with midi-chlorians – and ...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, returning to theaters on April 25th for a one-week engagement, revealed Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) machinations coming to fruition, a ...

The final chapter in Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was controversial, to say the least. Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, ...

Like many Sith masters and their apprentices, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader have fought and clashed several times in the ...

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 himself from wondering. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes It ...

Tony writes comic books, feature articles and ghostwrites. For those who are paying close attention to the Star Wars universe, Sheev Palpatine is a cunning and devious agent. He is at his best when ...

“A lot of people said it was ridiculous,” McDiarmid shared with Empire Magazine. “Of course, he was dead at the end of Return of the Jedi! And frankly, I think George [Lucas] thought he’d killed me ...

Ian McDiarmid, who plays Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise, says it’s a “horrible idea” to imagine his character having sex. “Yes, he does [have sex],” McDiarmid said. “It’s a horrible idea ...