Though the Skywalkers tend to get most of the love and attention from “Star Wars” fans, there was another famous lineage throughout the intergalactic saga that remains just as vital to the narrative… ...

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, the actor ...

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 Emperor ...

None other than Steven Spielberg gave Ian McDiarmid his seal of approval for making Star Wars' Emperor feel genuinely evil. Speaking with Variety ahead of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the ...

Palpatine’s return was reinforced after the trailer had ended, as actor Ian McDiarmid took the stage and the crowd roared. In his best Palpatine voice, McDiarmid demanded for the trailer to be played ...

Iconic Star Wars actor Ian McDiarmid has just confirmed some exciting secrets about playing Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Having played the Emperor for just over ...

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 details ...

Catherine Martin is a news and feature writer for Movies and TV at Game Rant. She previously worked at the International Business Times and Epicstream, covering entertainment news, including TV shows, ...

Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid recently confirmed that George Lucas had planned to develop a television series centered around the fan-favorite Star Wars villain. Years before Disney acquired Lucasfilm ...

Ian McDiarmid, the actor who plays the Sith lord Palpatine who eventually becomes the Emperor of the galaxy, has starred in more "Star Wars" movies than most and he was almost in a TV series as a ...