Darth Vader might be the face of the Empire in the “Star Wars” saga — but even he has a boss. The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself, from a passing mention in “A New Hope” to his ...

This twist also has to be placed in a wider context. Recent years have seen Star Wars suggest that Palpatine was no real Sith ...

Darth Malak is hailed by Star Wars fans as a formidable Sith Lord who dominated the tumultuous era of the Jedi Civil War. Born as Alek on the war-torn planet Quelii, his transformation from a ...

Variety spoke to Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith re-release. The topic turned to Palpatine’s TV show, where McDiarmid was asked if he was given any details ...

The final chapter in Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was controversial, to say the least. Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, ...

Mark Hamill is best known for playing the heroic Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, but he also got to voice one of the franchise's powerful Sith Lords.

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He also discussed the canonical and logistical challenges of playing the Emperor at several different ages, and reflected on the legacy — upon his life, much less on screen — of playing one of the ...