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

Best-selling writer Alex Segura teases his plans for Marvel's post-Return of the Jedi storytelling in Star Wars #1.

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

The following 10 helmets, ranked from least to most stylish, are the coolest in Star Wars.

When George Lucas created the Star Wars ... Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the once-autonomous Jedi Council.

The Star Wars timeline ... guide to the Star Wars timeline. 900 BBY - Yoda is born, though nobody ever thought to ask what species he belongs to. (Return of the Jedi) 200 BBY - The Galactic ...

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

Clive Revill provided the original voice of Star Wars' Emperor Palpatine in 1980's 'The Empire Strikes Back'; Ian McDiarmid ...

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

The veteran actor, recognized for voicing “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died at a care facility in Sherman Oaks, Calif., ...

One deleted scene even has Palpatine ... importance to the Star Wars canon, as it introduced Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma. She took over the role from Return of the Jedi’s Caroline Blakiston.

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine ... who went on to play the character in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi: and the franchise’s three prequels — 1999’s ...