Hayden Christensen has dropped out of another convention appearance, confirming that he's going to be filming Ahsoka season 2 ...

Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, a.k.a. Darth Sidious. It was so controversial, that Poe Dameron’s line “Somehow, Palpatine returned ...

Ian McDiarmid (left) is known for playing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in Star Wars. In an interview with BBC Scotland's Timeline programme, the actor, who was only 37 when he got the part, ...

We talk to Tony Award-winner Ian McDiarmid, who's starring in a new play. Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid is starring at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We talk to him about the obscure ...

In this clip Kristian Harloff and John Rocha discuss actor Ian McDiarmid's comments about the appearance of Emperor Palpatine ...

Ian McDiarmid thought Palpatine was dead after Return of the Jedi. Reflecting further on Palpatine’s return in The Rise of Skywalker, McDiarmid said, “A lot of people said it was ridiculous.

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Actor Ian McDiarmid returns in Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker as the Sith puppet master Emperor Palpatine, one of the franchise’s biggest villains.

If Ian McDiarmid isn’t up for live-action work, there are still Star Wars animated series (The Bad Batch) he can once again lend his voice to, in order to play Palpatine.

There isn’t any doubt Lucas hiring Ian McDiarmid brought a Shakespearean touch to the emperor and Palpatine that helped elevate the Star Wars movies. At the same time, some fans have found ...