When George Lucas created the Star Wars saga, it was a combination of many things. It has elements of Westerns, Arthurian ...

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

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 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 ...

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