The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

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Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

You see, all three of these men do indeed share the same fate in the end, not just in these opening moments, but later down ...

Rey was the main hero of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but the franchise just explored the opposite possibility, revealing ...

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

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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 ...

When George Lucas created the Star Wars ... Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany. But in the original cut of Revenge of the ...

Sheev Palpatine, aka Emperor Palpatine, lived a long, Sith-powered life. Here’s how old he was during every key Star Wars event.