Basically, it was a major part of Emperor Palpatine's evil contingency plan ... for a number of years following the events of ...

Emperor Palpatine may have been the mastermind of the Star Wars sequels, but I believe the Empire's return really began with ...

PCS has unveiled its upcoming Emperor Palpatine third scale collectible statue, which features the iconic Star Wars villain ...

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

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

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise ... She took over the role from Return of the Jedi’s Caroline Blakiston.

Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid, and Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones. With dim lighting, an imposing musical score, and exceptionally high tension, Return of the Jedi‘s climactic ...

Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations ...

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