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

But Revenge of the Sith does have the famous Darth Plagueis sequence, which I'll argue is the best scene in the entire Prequel Trilogy. Ian McDiarmid is excellent in the scene, as he manipulates ...

Iconic Star Wars actor Ian McDiarmid recently shared multiple reveals about playing Emperor Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith (and beyond).

The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that Emperor Palpatine lost his V-card over summer break ...

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

Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid recently confirmed that George Lucas had planned to develop a television series centered around the fan-favorite Star Wars villain.

Ian McDiarmid still has trouble wrapping his head around Star Wars Episode IX's familial revelations about the Emperor.

McDiarmid also believes the famous antagonist's lineage revealed in "The Rise of the Skywalker" happened as a result of a "virgin birth." “It wasn’t mapped out at all, really,” he said ...

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 ...

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

But what did Ian McDiarmid, who has played Palpatine / the Emperor for over 40 years, think of the backlash? In an interview with Variety to celebrate the return of Revenge of the Sith to theaters ...