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‘Star Wars’ Actor Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play Emperor Palpatine
‘Star Wars’ Actor Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play Emperor Palpatine
‘Star Wars’ Actor Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play Emperor Palpatine
Anyone familiar with the now-defunct Star Wars extended universe knows that characters like Emperor Palpatine are considerably less dead in the books than they are in the movies. With cloning a huge canonical part of the Star Wars mythology, it was only a matter of time before some adventurous writer decided to bring major villains back from the dead; that is how Luke Skywalker ended up facing off against the clones of a young Palpatine (not to mention an evil Luke Skywalker clone). And with Lucasfilm demonstrating a willingness to pick and choose from the extended universe as they see fit, you’d be forgiven for wondering if we’d eventually find out that Palpatine 2.0 was the one pulling all the strings.
J.J. Abrams Officially Returning for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
J.J. Abrams Officially Returning for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
J.J. Abrams Officially Returning for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
We knew it wouldn’t take Lucasfilm long to find a new director for Star Wars: Episode IX. When Colin Trevorrow parted ways with the studio last week, it seemed obvious that there would be two names at the top of their list: Rian Johnson, director of The Last Jedi, and J.J. Abrams, Star Wars executive producer and director of The Force Awakens. Johnson took his name out of the running pretty early on, and now it seems as though Abrams is stepping up to the plate.
BB-9E and BB-8 Face Off in This Adorable ‘Star Wars’ Animated Short
BB-9E and BB-8 Face Off in This Adorable ‘Star Wars’ Animated Short
BB-9E and BB-8 Face Off in This Adorable ‘Star Wars’ Animated Short
Here’s a fun question for you: how many evil droids have there been in the Star Wars universe? There was the interrogation droid that tortured Dr. Leia in the original Star Wars; IG-88 and the jet-black C-3PO unit in The Empire Strikes Back; and a handful of trade federation robots in the Star Wars prequels, as well as K-2SO (sorta) in Rogue One. Come to think of it, while both Death Stars have always had a bunch of R2 and MSE units wandering around in the background, the Star Wars series has always been a little short on recognizable droid baddies.
See Poe Dameron’s New and Improved X-Wing in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
See Poe Dameron’s New and Improved X-Wing in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
See Poe Dameron’s New and Improved X-Wing in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
It’s getting to that time of the year when Lucasfilm starts sprinkling new Star Wars details as The Last Jedi approaches. This afternoon we learned some new details about Andy Serkis’ Supreme Leader Snoke, namely that we won’t get an origin story for the villain. And now we have a brand look at Poe’s new and improved X-Wing in the upcoming movie.

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