Appearing on stage at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim on Thursday, McDiarmid ended the “Audience with The Emperor” panel by granting a fan’s request to recite the beginning of the iconic Sith speech.

In the vast universe of role recasts in cinema, one stands out as both the most overlooked and the greatest of all. The iconic villain of the Skywalker Saga, Emperor Palpatine, famously played by Ian ...

In a universe filled with beings of darkness and evil, Emperor Palpatine stands above the rest as Star Wars’ greatest villain ...

Mark Hospodar has been an avid gamer ever since he fired up the original Medal of Honor on his PS1. A history teacher by training, Mark has branched out into the fields of fiction and non-fiction ...

Have you ever wondered just how much Darth Vader hated his boss, Emperor Palpatine? The depth of Darth Vader's animosity was not just mere resentment, but multiple direct attempts to end the Emperor's ...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, returning to theaters on April 25th for a one-week engagement, revealed Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) machinations coming to fruition, a ...