Disney Plus’ new series, Star Wars: The Acolyte acts as a prequel to Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, which leaves people asking whether Palpatine will return as Darth Sidious in the series.

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 ...

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

This one scene in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith subtly revealed that Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious never had any regard for the Sith Rule of Two. Throughout Star Wars movies and TV ...

When George Lucas created the Star Wars saga, it was a combination of many things. It has elements of Westerns, Arthurian legend, fairy tales, Samurai films, Flash Gordon serials, Frank Herbert’s Dune ...

Anakin's redemption was almost undermined in the prequels by an alternate weapon choice for Palpatine. Anakin aiding Palpatine was crucial to the latter's long-running plan to turn him to the Dark ...

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A couple of days ago, the news broke that Matt Smith had been cast in a villainous role in Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter. The actor was eyed to play a young Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The ...