Ian McDiarmid revealed that Disney was planning a Star Wars series focusing on Palpatine's backstory before "The Rise of ...

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't ...

Revenge of the Sith premiered in May 2005, it was heralded as the final chapter in a long-anticipated saga. George Luc ...

But Revenge of the Sith does have the famous Darth Plagueis sequence, which I'll argue is the best scene in the entire ...

T he Star Wars universe has plenty of standout villains, from Darth Vader to Darth Maul. But the most malevolent has to be ...

The Rise of Skywalker , it sparked a firestorm among fans, and Ian McDiarmid , the man behind the galaxy’s ultimate villain ...

Star Wars actor Ian McDiarmid has been added to Montreal Comiccon’s star-studded guest list, which also includes Elijah Wood, ...

Star Wars franchise icon Ian McDiarmid reflects on the backlash to Emperor Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker, and ...

This marks the first Star Wars project that explores the universe after the events of Rise of Skywalker, despite not being the first planned project to do so — and as for Levy’s post-Rise of Skywalker ...

Ian McDiarmid has been playing iconic Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine for 42 years, and in a new interview, the actor ...

Palpatine, or Sheev as his close pals likely call him, has been a consistent pain for the heroes of Star Wars ever since the ...

Ian McDiarmid “thought [he’d] gone too much too far” during his Palpatine vs Mace Windu duel in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith’. The 80-year-old actor - who has portrayed Emperor ...