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

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 ...

Emperor Palpatine famously returned from the grave in the Star Wars films, giving life to the iconically cringe-worthy line of dialogue, “Somehow, Palpatine returned”. While the live-action ...

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

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 ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... You can watch it in full below: As the video’s narrator ...

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

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 ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill ... who went on to play the character in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi: and the franchise’s three prequels ...