This brand-new Star Wars story has finally helped me to understand how Palpatine managed to hold onto power for nearly 20 years despite the Rebellion.

Vader reliving of his Mustafar defeat serves as a brutal reminder of Anakin Skywalker’s fall, amplifying the tragedy of his ...

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 to Emperor in the ... explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine ...

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

How exactly did Emperor Sheev Palpatine show up in The Rise of Skywalker when any fan ... unable to contain his immense power. It couldn't last much longer. For those who might not remember ...

New Zealand native Clive Revill, a London theatre actor and known as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The ... last film in the series, “The Rise of Skywalker,” in 2019.

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine ... The entire story of Palpatine’s rise, and the fight against it, showed just how much George Lucas ...