Vader tried to kill Palpatine 5 times before Luke. Fueled by betrayal and ambition, these attempts highlight Vader's key role ...

While Emperor Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious) was the main villain of the Skywalker Saga, he was not the only powerful Sith ...

There was one big reason Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. He hoped that by turning to the Dark Side, he’d be able to tap into powers that would bring back his wife, Padmé Amidala. It, of course, ...

Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), via a hologram transmission. “There is a great disturbance in the Force,” Revill said as Palpatine. “We have a new enemy: Luke Skywalker.” ...

Although there is now so much Star Wars content that even the most dedicated fans may struggle to catch up with every new release, the deleted scenes from each of the theatrical films offer ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to ... collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. “They’re a warning,” the ...

Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

Palpatine’s appearance, however brief, is pivotal. In his conversation with Darth Vader it is established ... “There is a great disturbance in the Force.” Mr. Revill said that it took ...

In the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel, Revill’s voice was featured in a key Darth Vader scene where Palpatine speaks via hologram. His voice would later be replaced on the 2004 DVD release of the ...

‘There is a great disturbance in the Force,’ says the evil hologram of Darth Sidious or Emperor Palpatine to Darth Vader in a pivotal scene. This line was still much quoted to Revill, despite ...