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The destruction of Iran’s ominous nuclear program re-opens the door to peaceful political transformation that Trump, in his ...
It’s been nearly four years since Star Wars made Jabba the Hutt’s original human actor official canon, bringing Declan ...
From Darth Vader to Hannibal Lecter, here are the 50 most iconic movie villains of all time that we love to hate.
Gavin Newsom cast aside subtlety today in his war of words — and now lawsuits — with President Donald Trump. The California Governor’s Press Office posted two seemingly AI-generated TikTok videos with ...
Newsom posts seemingly AI-generated TikTok videos with a voice a lot like Star Wars' Emperor Palpatine reading Trump's ominous messages about unrest in Los Angeles.
It might seem silly to say this with a performance from the Star Wars prequels, but McDiarmid really deserved some sort of award (or at the very least, an Oscar Best Supporting Actor nomination ...
The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all these years later. Love them or hate them, either you do. There is no ...
While Marjorie Eaton portrayed a holographic Emperor in the original release of The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas replaced Eaton with McDiarmid for the 2004 Special Edition of the movie.
As 'Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" turns 20, Ian McDiarmid talks playing the Emperor for four decades and 'Rise of Skywalker' backlash.
Darth Vader might be the face of the Empire in the “Star Wars” saga — but even he has a boss. The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself, from a passing mention in “A New Hope” to his ...
To commemorate the “Revenge of the Sith” anniversary, McDiarmid spoke with Variety from his flat in London to discuss the character’s climactic pivot, and the process of building his arc after first ...
Darth Vader might be the face of the Empire in the “Star Wars” saga — but even he has a boss. The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself, from a passing mention in “A New Hope” to his ...