by British actor Ian McDiarmid. McDiarmid would go on to play the Emperor — later named on screen as Palpatine — in five additional "Star Wars" movies, most recently in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars ...

Ian McDiarmid, best known for playing Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies and shows, has been announced as a guest at ...

Veteran Scottish actor Ian McDiarmid says he has "no idea" if he will ever again play the role of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars films. But the 73-year-old told BBC Scotland he didn't want ...

Both the actor and their character(s ... but it was sadistic, cowled Emperor Palpatine, McDiarmid, with his darkly seductive voice, who stole the show. (Admittedly, the electric blue lightning ...

Cosplayers, anime fans, creatives and nerds have descended upon Sydney Showground this weekend for Oz Comic Con.

Thousands have descended upon the Sydney Showground dressed to the nines as Oz Comic Con takes the city by storm.

We know he will be played by frequent gaming voice actor Ralph Ineson ... Fortnite event to preview the very real arrival of Emperor Palpatine in the new Star Wars trilogy, which remains bizarre ...

This article was first published in the September 11 print edition of the University Times. From its two-episode premiere, ...

Ian McDiarmid, best known for playing Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies and shows, has been announced as a guest at ...

Everything that has transpired has done so according to his design. The addition of McDiarmid makes this year's con significant for Star Wars fans. Hayden Christensen was already set for a headlining ...