Emperor Palpatine refuses to die, and he's made an official return in the upcoming release of Star Wars: Ashes of the Empire.

After being pretty definitively killed-off (or so we thought) towards the end of Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine returned in the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the much-maligned ...

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 ...

Emperor Palpatine star Ian McDiarmid revealed a cancelled live-action show’s existence during a panel at Spacecon 2026, and the series would have followed Palpatine’s rise and rule (via Popverse).

Across the galaxy's entire history, Star Wars has vanishingly few characters as powerful as Emperor Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious. His total mastery of the Dark Side made him an unparalleled force of ...

“A lot of people said it was ridiculous,” McDiarmid shared with Empire Magazine. “Of course, he was dead at the end of Return of the Jedi! And frankly, I think George [Lucas] thought he’d killed me ...

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

Fortnite’s Star Wars-centric season has had some exciting moments, with TIE-Fighter-versus-X-Wing dogfights, lightsaber battles, and Samuel L. Jackson. But a new update Friday takes the cake: Emperor ...