Though originally told she comes from nothing, Rey has ties to a powerful figure in the Star Wars galaxy. Here's what we know ...

In recent years, Lucasfilm has expanded on the stories of Star Wars icons with movies and TV shows like Solo: A Star Wars Story, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka. A shift to streaming ...

George Lucas wanted to chronicle the rise of Emperor Palpatine "like Hitler's" as part of a scrapped Star Wars TV show. Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid has now discussed plans for the cancelled series, ...

Emperor Palpatine star Ian McDiarmid revealed a cancelled live-action show’s existence during a panel at Spacecon 2026, and the series would have followed Palpatine’s rise and rule (via Popverse).

Darth Vader is the most famous villain in Star Wars, but Emperor Palpatine is the most evil character in the films. We got to see a good bit of the Emperor's rise to power in the prequel trilogy, but ...

In a recent interview with DiscussingFilm, Filoni said, “I’m looking forward to bringing a lot of these ideas & visions to the fans.” He then quoted Palpatine from Return of the Jedi, saying, ...

In both The Rise of Skywalker and Return of the Jedi, however, Palpatine is defeated. Interestingly, in all three trilogies, even the prequels, Palpatine is harmed by one key issue that he clearly ...

Oscar Isaac finally talks about the origins of his now infamous and very meme-worthy line from The Rise of Skywalker. “Somehow, Palpatine returned.” That lazy non-explanation from Oscar Isaac as Poe ...

History will remember many, many things about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Some (not many, but some) of those things will be good. A great (great, great) many will be bad. But above all else, ...