Clive Revill's voice helped to build the legacy of one of cinema's most terrifying villains in The Empire Strikes Back.

Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was one of the smartest and most powerful villains in Star Wars. He was a ...

Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidiousis the greatest evil ... they had a fighting chance to overthrow him. Mon Mothma is an excellent example of this, as she believed that Palpatine and the Empire ...

This shocking discarded Star Warsplotline reveals George Lucas' plan to give Emperor ... these were excellent writers.” It's ...

Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations ...

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was formed ...

Lucas considered McDiarmid's "great nose" a sign, leading to the actor's iconic portrayal of Palpatine. Star Wars has one undisputed Emperor of Evil, and while the character was played perfectly ...

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black Series figure. Ugh. Why did I do that? Did I even still want it? It’s been almost a year.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.