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

Ian McDiarmid decided to explore Palpatine's intimate life for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, which reveals a messy and disturbing nature.

But Revenge of the Sith does have the famous Darth Plagueis sequence, which I'll argue is the best scene in the entire ...

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't ...

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

The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars ...

The Rise of Skywalker , it sparked a firestorm among fans, and Ian McDiarmid , the man behind the galaxy’s ultimate villain ...

In an interview with Variety to celebrate the return of Revenge of the Sith to theaters ( a re-release that has seen a huge ...

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

Ian McDiarmid, the actor who plays the Sith lord Palpatine who eventually becomes the Emperor of the galaxy, has starred in ...

This marks the first Star Wars project that explores the universe after the events of Rise of Skywalker, despite not being ...

Only a Sith deals in absolutes, but “ Star Wars ” fans love to deal with hyperbole.