Call him Palpatine ... master at the end of "Return of the Jedi," tossing him into the depths of the second Death Star before ...

Emperor Palpatine may have been the mastermind of the Star Wars sequels, but I believe the Empire's return really began with ...

Return of the Jedi is generally considered to be the weakest installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, as it tells a more straightforward story of “good versus evil” that lacks the moral ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the ... took over the role from Return of the Jedi’s Caroline Blakiston.

For example, something that bothers a lot of new fans is: why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right next to them! Couldn't they have used the Force ...

His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that ...

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

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... of the once-autonomous Jedi Council. The most important ...

Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

Revill’s voice would be replaced on the 2004 DVD release of the film by Ian McDiarmid’s, who went on to play the character in Return of the Jedi ... In addition to Emperor Palpatine, he ...

One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the once-autonomous Jedi Council. The most important deleted scene dealing with the political fallout of ...