Star Wars just clarified how Darth Vader viewed his relationship with Emperor Palpatine, and honestly, it makes the entire franchise way more tragic.

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.

in which Palpatine appears via hologram to communicate with Darth Vader. While he was replaced as Palpatine after that film, he later voiced several characters in “Star Wars” video games.

Meanwhile, Marjorie Eaton and Elaine Baker acted as the Emperor under heavy makeup. Revill’s lines happen during a short scene where Darth Vader speaks to Palpatine, who appears as a hologram. Revill ...