The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine twist was undoubtedly controversial, but it did make one aspect of Palpatine's Anakin plan ...

However, it’s also possible that Obi-Wan Kenobi’s vision in Star Wars: Jedi Knights had nothing to do with Palpatine at all, and was merely a peek into a version of Yoda who had fallen to the ...

Star Wars Star Wars’ Ian McDiarmid Shared His Thoughts On Rise Of Skywalker Backlash, But I’m More Into How His Emperor Palpatine Return Was ‘Even Better’ Than He Envisioned Star Wars As ...

The resurrection of Emperor Palpatine after his trip down a reactor shaft—a shaft that was then promptly blown to bits—in Return of the Jedi might, at first, seem to come out of nowhere.

Nothing really matters to Star Wars canon outside of the moment it has to, beyond what is now established in the primary series of nine films (Palpatine’s speech included by proxy). And yet in ...

Did Emperor Palpatine, ahem, ever *do it*? Actor Ian McDiarmid has shared his theories on whether the villain had sex (and he's open to the idea).

What We Learned About Palpatine’s Cloning Program From Obi-Wan Kenobi Lucasfilm. On Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master made a terrifying discovery at the Fortress Inquisitorius.

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 ...

With Andor Season 2 now in full swing, creator Tony Gilroy has revealed why Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine do not appear on-screen at any point in the series. So, Vader is operating during the ...

A Palpatine TV Show Would’ve Been the Perfect Playground for Mace Windu While not much is known about Palpatine’s early years, at some point, he begins to train with Darth Plagueis and learn ...