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, ...

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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 ...

As you can see, Emperor Palpatine seems pretty chummy with Kylo Ren! Currently, it’s unclear what role the Emperor will play in The Rise of Skywalker, but it’s fun to imagine this photo is a secret ...

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We talk to Tony Award-winner Ian McDiarmid, who's starring in a new play. Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid is starring at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We talk to him about the obscure play, ...

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 ...

Could Ian McDiarmid play Emperor Palpatine again? During a Q&A today at Star Wars Celebration VI -- which marked McDiarmid's first time at the official Star Wars convention -- the actor left the door ...

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 ...