Palpatine's return has been turned into countless memes, but Ian McDiarmid has defended the choice.

To commemorate the “Revenge of the Sith” anniversary, McDiarmid spoke with Variety from his flat in London to discuss the character’s climactic pivot, and the process of building his arc ...

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Return of the Jedi has some all-time great quotes, with the 10 best included lines from Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.

"Star Wars" star Ian McDiarmid and "Rebel Moon" stars Sofia Boutella and Charlie Hunnam are coming to Kansas City for 2024's Planet ComiCon March 8-10.

Ian McDiarmid, who plays Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise, reflects on his role in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker.

Ian McDiarmid, who played the Sith Lord in five films, says "there was never any discussion" about his character gettin' busy despite him having at least one son.

A large crowd of people, some dressed as superheroes and TV and movie characters, were already filtering into Montreal's ...

To commemorate the “Revenge of the Sith” anniversary, McDiarmid spoke with Variety from his flat in London to discuss the character’s climactic pivot, and the process of building his arc after first ...

Remarkably, Scottish actor Ian McDiarmid has inhabited the role for 42 years; along with Anthony Daniels as C-3P0, that ranks among the longest tours of duty in “Star Wars” history.