The trailer for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' completes the nine-episode journey with a tease of Emperor Palpatine. By Richard Newby “No one’s ever really gone.” Lucasfilm continued Star Wars ...

Palpatine’s return was reinforced after the trailer had ended, as actor Ian McDiarmid took the stage and the crowd roared. In his best Palpatine voice, McDiarmid demanded for the trailer to be played ...

George Lucas had a plan for Emperor Palpatine in a canceled Star Wars TV show, a plan that would have done more damage to the franchise than anything else. Since Disney took control of Star Wars after ...

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Those were just some of the decisions that led to The Rise of Skywalker being negatively received (it has 51% on Rotten Tomatoes), and it remains the most recent new Star Wars movie to hit theaters.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker remains a divisive movie, with Emperor Palpatine's shocking resurrection not quite the epic moment that Lucasfilm and filmmaker J.J. Abrams likely hoped it would be.

Among its many crimes, the one Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that Emperor ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The ninth film in the original "Star Wars" saga will be called "The Rise of Skywalker," and will feature the return of the evil emperor Palpatine to threaten the young heroine Rey ...

If you want to trigger a Star Wars fan, all you need to do is say three words: "Somehow, Palpatine returned." While plenty of people were excited to the resurrection of Emperor Palpatine (Ian ...