Screen Rant

  • Apparently it has always been the plan to bring back Palpatine for Star Wars 9. 1 / 7

    Emperor Palpatine Evil Vertical
  • Star Wars Celebration has brought many crazy revelations about Episode 9... 2 / 7

    Star Wars Celebration Original Trilogy Mural with Jabba and Vader - Vertical
  • However, one of the most shocking revelations was that Palpatine was returning. 3 / 7

    Emperor Palpatine Guard Vertical
  • Kathleen Kennedy has explained that it was always the plan to include Palpatine in Episode IX... 4 / 7

    Kathleen Kennedy Vertical
  • However, they didn't originally know how the character would return. 5 / 7

  • Palpatine was thought to be dead after Darth Vader killed him in Return of the Jedi. 6 / 7

    Star Wars - Emperor Palpatine Vertical
  • The Rise of Skywalker will be Ian McDiarmid's fifth time playing the charcter for a film. 7 / 7