Obi-Wan Kenobi may have ruined Palpatine's plans, but it's not widely known the exact extent he went to do so.

There was one big reason Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. He hoped that by turning to the Dark Side, he’d be able to tap into powers that would bring back his wife, Padmé Amidala. It, of course, ...

Regardless, it's abundantly clear from this Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith scene that Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious was obsessed with the Death Star long before the original trilogy.

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

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

The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

Clive Revill, the actor known for voicing Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), died March 11 in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 94. Revill’s death after a long battle with ...

It's been twenty years, and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith remains a gift that keeps ... why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... cut of Revenge of the Sith, even more scenes connected ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine ... a hologram and tells the Sith Lord that "there is ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... cut of Revenge of the Sith, even more scenes connected ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill ... His daughter Kate Revill confirmed his death on Wednesday to The Hollywood Reporter. A native of New ...