His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that ...

This 500,000-piece LEGO Galactic Senate diorama is more than just a massive build. It’s a tribute to the depth of Star Wars ...

As a prequel trilogy kid, I adore Star Wars stories that portray the Jedi as flawed individuals while breaking down the ...

It’s the absolute, innermost line within your life and your spirit.’” In addition to Emperor Palpatine, he played other Star Wars characters in video games and was Alfred the butler on ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black Series figure. Ugh. Why did I do that? Did I even still want it? It’s been almost a year.

Lucas considered McDiarmid's "great nose" a sign, leading to the actor's iconic portrayal of Palpatine. Star Wars has one undisputed Emperor of Evil, and while the character was played perfectly ...

LEGO announced earlier this year that we'd be getting new Minecraft Movie sets, and the time has finally come for them to be released into the world. There are four new Minecraft sets that you can ...

I love the BrickHeadz series of LEGO sets. They’re just adorable. They’re kind of like pixelated NES-style renderings of favorite characters. These new sets feature the Transformers Optimus ...