"The Rise of Skywalker" takes a plot point from the "Dark Empire" comic book series and makes it official canon. “He’d seen this apparatus before, too, when he’d studied the Clone Wars as a boy,” the ...

After The Rise of Skywalker, you may believe Emperor Palpatine's fate is totally and completely sealed forevermore. The only way he could reappear would be in flashbacks, perhaps in the upcoming ...

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 ...

This article does not discuss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. There are no spoilers here, Emperor Palpatine fans! Nefariously evil villains get a bad rap. These antagonists seemingly act out of ...