Wes Anderson spoke to The Sunday Times about the infamous set tension that existed on the set of 2001’s “The Royal Tenenbaums ...

Ian McDiarmid's firecracker of a performance as Chancellor-turned-Emperor Palpatine. Even the most ardent prequel defenders (raises hand) should admit some of Lucas' ham-fisted interpersonal ...

The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that Emperor Palpatine lost his V-card over summer break ...

Ian McDiarmid still has trouble wrapping his head around Star Wars Episode IX's familial revelations about the Emperor.

McDiarmid also believes the famous antagonist's lineage revealed in "The Rise of the Skywalker" happened as a result of a "virgin birth." “It wasn’t mapped out at all, really,” he said ...

Ian McDiarmid decided to explore Palpatine's intimate life for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, which reveals a messy and ...

Ian McDiarmid has now been playing Emperor Palpatine for 42 years. First, it was as the mysterious big bad of the original Star Wars trilogy, and then as a Senator who rises to the ultimate ...