Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play Palpatine
Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play Palpatine
Ian McDiarmid Doesn’t Want Anyone Else to Play 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.
Could The ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Feature The Emperor?
Could The ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Feature The Emperor?
Could The ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Feature The Emperor?
The idea of a 'Star Wars' live-action TV series has been floating through space for so long, it's hard to imagine it could ever see the light of day.  Then again, just a few short years ago the idea of putting several superhero movie franchises into a single film helmed by Joss Whedon seemed equally ludicrous.  Still, if the 'Star Wars' TV series ever makes it to air, what are the odds certain fil