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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' novelisation reveals identity of Rey's father
The new 'Star Wars' novelisation keeps filling in the gaps left by 'The Rise of Skywalker'.
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Has Way Too Many Death Stars
(We’ve got spoilers here for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”)I think at times, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is simply too much for our brains to process. This is the only explanation I can come up with for why — Even though it might be the most absurd aspect of the entire film — Emperor Palpatine’s gigantic fleet of Death Stars hasn’t really been a big topic of conversation thus far.OK so let’s talk about this. At the very beginning of the movie, the Emperor (Ian McDiarmid) reveals that
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Actually Makes ‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘The Force Awakens’ Worse
(Major spoilers ahead for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”)“The Rise of Skywalker” is weird film that does many dubious things, but its most notable accomplishment is a rare feat indeed: storytelling so haphazard and random that it actually makes the other movies in its trilogy worse.That’s not easy to do. But “The Rise of Skywalker” has managed to pulled off this feat, and it’s thanks in large part to the crazy reveal that Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) was behind everything all along.From
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Nothing About Emperor Palpatine’s Return in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Makes Sense
(Be warned that we’ve got some huge spoilers ahead for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”)There’s really been one major thing that’s been on everyone’s mind since the first trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” made its debut back in April: Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). That trailer revealed that the big bad of the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy would be in this movie somehow. We were all so excited to find out how that would work, since it’s not as though either “The For
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ – We Need to Talk About This Rose Tico Situation
(Spoilers ahead for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and Rose Tico’s role in it in particular)There are so many strange things that happen in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” and it’s rife with odd creative decisions. And while the way the movie treats Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) is not even remotely the weirdest thing about this movie, it’s certainly one of the most blatantly obvious bits of pandering that JJ Abrams’s film does.When Rose was first introduced back in “The Last Jedi,” it wa
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Ian McDiarmid Confirms No Emperor Palpatine For Star Wars: Rogue One
The Force isn’t with the Emperor… not when it comes to ‘Rogue One’. According to legendary ‘Star Wars’ actor Ian McDiarmid, the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine won’t be appearing in ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’… despite an appearance from his apprentice. Of course, Ian McDiarmid starred as Emperor Palpatine in the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy - first appearing as the iconic villain in ‘Return of the Jedi’.
