Ian McDiarmid: ‘I don’t look for the good in people. I look to see what they’re really like, as far as one can judge’ (Johan Persson) Ian McDiarmid does not feel his age. “I feel younger,” the 77-year ...

The final chapter in Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was controversial, to say the least. Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Actor Ian McDiarmid returns in Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker as the Sith puppet master Emperor Palpatine, one of the franchise’s biggest villains. The teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode ...

One of the elements that makes the Star Wars saga so compelling was that for as honorable and courageous the series’ heroes were, they were balanced out by how nefarious the villains were. From Darth ...

During the 40th anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration, Ian McDiarmid joined the stage with George Lucas and host Warwick Davis to discuss his work on the saga. One of the questions that came up ...

You might say Ian McDiarmid has a great eye for acting—or, more accurately—two of them. George Lucas previously approached another actor to play Emperor Palpatine in the first Star Wars trilogy, but ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Those attending next year’s Planet Comicon in Kansas City may soon come to know the power of the dark side of the force. That’s because the Sith Lord himself, Ian McDiarmid — ...

It’s no secret that Emperor Palpatine makes his big comeback in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. J.J. Abrams revealed Ian McDiarmid’s return at Star Wars Celebration immediately after dropping the ...

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