He may have have been trained as a Sith, but Palpatine was actually a heretic - and these ten facts prove it. The Sith suffered one of their greatest defeats a thousand years before the Skywalker ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting. McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered ...