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Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor.He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace.
Because of his actions, he saved his classmates' lives. A profile written by the New York Times following his death read, "He was also a deep scholar of Star Wars, amassing a legion of Jedi action figures with his brother Ted, 14.” Lucasfilm reached out to his family and promised that he would be honored in the Star Wars universe.
He portrayed the villain Director Krennic in the Star Wars franchise's Rogue One in 2016. He called the opportunity to act in a Star Wars film "a childhood dream come true". [21] A couple of years later in 2018, he played the role of Nolan Sorrento in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Ready Player One. [22]
Pedro Pascal is bringing his Star Wars character to the big screen. The Mandalorian star is set to reprise his role as Din Djarin (a.k.a. “Mando”) in the brand new movie The Mandalorian & Grogu.
George Lucas created the Star Wars franchise, and wrote and directed The Phantom Menace.He created the character Qui-Gon Jinn for the film. Although Qui-Gon is the master of Obi-Wan Kenobi and is older than him, Lucas had considered making Qui-Gon the younger Jedi. [2]
One of Earl's most famous roles was voicing "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader in the original trilogy. Many didn't know he was voicing the character until 1983's "Return of the Jedi."
Fennec Shand is the first major Star Wars villain-antihero portrayed by an Asian actress. [1] [15] Wen said she is pleased there has been more representation of Asians among the casts of Star Wars projects in recent years, [1] [16] citing Kelly Marie Tran's portrayal of Rose Tico, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), as another example. [17]
Hollywood is mourning the death of one of its most recognizable voices, James Earl Jones, who died Monday morning at age 93. He gave life to “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader and “The Lion ...