As Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Darth Sidious took control of the Star Wars galaxy in the precise way that Darth Bane once ...

Palpatine’s lightsaber duel with Mace Windu is one of the most exciting action scenes in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, though it almost saw the future Emperor armed with a ...

Naturally, the lightsaber clashes would only get more ... One aspect that really works for this fight is having Emperor Palpatine in the background, waiting for a vision he had to come true.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

New Zealand native Clive Revill, a London theatre actor and known as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back,” died on March 11. He was 94. Revill’s daughter ...

The Emperor’s Hand Limited Edition Legacy Lightsaber set is designed to showcase Mara Jade’s transition from an agent of the Empire / Palpatine to an extremely powerful Jedi and wife of Luke ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting. McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...