Twenty years ago today, Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars micro-series came to an end—and in its final moments, gave a very ...

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.

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black ... test those out… and give him the proper face too. For a Black Series figure, this ...

Clive Revill, the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” has passed away. He was 94 years old. His daughter, Kate Revill, told The Hollywood Reporter ...

For example, something that bothers a lot of new fans is: why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right next to them! Couldn't they have used the Force ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill, recognized for his voice-only role in “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died on March 11 at ...

Clive Revill, the New Zealand actor moviegoers may best recognize as the man who originally voiced Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine, has died. He was 94. Revill died on March 11 at a care ...

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.

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting ... "That was about the only part of my face that was actually left. And, of course, it peeked out rather nicely from ...

Coming off the initial success of “Poker Face” on Peacock, show creator Rian Johnson didn’t approach the new season with any desire to outdo himself. Instead, the goal was to “do what we ...