Padmé Amidalahas a subtle dark side in Star Wars, and it's a bit too close to Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious for comfort.

If you look at the top three candidates in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor, you can conclude that the city is probably doomed.

Palpatine even provides the young Jedi with a solution to his Padmé Amidala problem. Of course, Anakin is eating out of the palm of the Dark Lord of the Sith’s hand, being a pawn in the scheme ...

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't mapped out' when he started.

Before the Rebellion began, the Empire ruled, as told in the first book of a trilogy featuring Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera. With one speech, Chancellor Palpatine declared the Republic ...

Half a decade ago, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019) marked the conclusion of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy. Directed by J.J. Abrams, the film left fans divided with its ...

An angry Mae, who already had dark ... In Revenge of the Sith Chancellor Palpatine emotionally manipulated Anakin, worried about Padmé dying, with a story the Jedi would never tell him.

Does this mean Palpatine, you know… does the deed? McDiarmid seemed to not want to discuss Sith sex too much, saying, “Please don’t pursue that line too vigorously. But yes, he does [have sex].

I felt that Palpatine always had a plan B – probably a plan C, D, E, and F as well. And he was an expert in cloning, so… Lucasfilm . They also asked McDiarmid about just how Rey, a ...

Here’s the thing about Emperor Palpatine: somehow, he always returns. First, Ian McDiarmid donned old-age makeup to play the role of Star Wars’ arch-villain in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi.Then ...