Darth Vader might be the face of the Empire in the “Star Wars” saga — but even he has a boss. The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself, from a passing mention in “A New Hope” to his ...

Ian McDiarmid, the actor who plays the Sith lord Palpatine who eventually becomes the Emperor of the galaxy, has starred in more "Star Wars" movies than most and he was almost in a TV series as a ...

The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all these years later. Love them or hate them, either you do. There is no ...