Palpatine's return in the Star Wars sequel trilogy surprisingly improved one aspect of Return of the Jedi. Palpatine's controversial appearance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was unexpected, to ...

Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker left everyone with a bad feeling, but the perfect solution was right there in the ...

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“A lot of people said it was ridiculous,” McDiarmid shared with Empire Magazine. “Of course, he was dead at the end of Return of the Jedi! And frankly, I think George [Lucas] thought he’d killed me ...

After being pretty definitively killed-off (or so we thought) towards the end of Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine returned in the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the much-maligned ...

Behind the mask of Darth Vader lies the most human story in Star Wars. Return of the Jedi reminds us that forgiveness and ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The moment Darth Vader sacrifices himself to kill Emperor Palpatine and save Luke is undoubtedly a ...

Emma Mieko Candon later doubled down on these ideas with the novel "Star Wars Visions: Ronin," both inverting and reinforcing ...

Has Emperor Palpatine ever been able to, ahem, do it? Ian McDiarmid can't say for sure. In an interview commemorating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the actor ...

Hasbro attended MCM London this past weekend and unveiled a new assortment of collectibles including new Star Wars: The ...