Contrary to popular belief, lightsabers are not unstoppable. Certain materials can resist or even block their blades. One ...

Ian McDiarmid, the actor who plays the Sith lord Palpatine who eventually becomes the Emperor of the galaxy, has starred in more "Star Wars" movies than most and he was almost in a TV series as a ...

Star Wars franchise icon Ian McDiarmid reflects on the backlash to Emperor Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker, and shares some insights into George Lucas' scrapped TV series about the ...

The 80-year-old actor - who has portrayed Emperor Palpatine in the sci-fi saga since 1983’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ - battled Jedi master Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) during director George ...

Years before Disney acquired Lucasfilm and brought Star Wars to the small screen in a big way, Lucas had planned to develop a television show centered around McDiarmid’s Emperor.

Emperor Palpatine Actor Ian McDiarmid Recalls ‘Star Wars’ Role ‘Wasn’t Mapped Out at All’ McDiarmid also believes the famous antagonist's lineage revealed in "The Rise of the Skywalker ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94.

Revill voiced Emperor Palpatine in the original version of " The Empire Strikes Back " released in 1980, before Ian McDiarmid was cast in the role. In a scene from the "Star Wars" sequel, Darth Vader ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94.

Clive Revill, an acclaimed actor from film and Broadway who was the original voice for the evil Emperor Palpatine in the "Star Wars" saga, has died. He was 94.

In 2004, actor Ian McDiarmid would replace Clive Revill as Emperor Palpatine. Here McDiarmid's character is from the Star Wars series of films is shown on screen while musicians perform during Clive ...