To me, it really works in Phantom Menace — having these two sides of Palpatine totally separate, and gradually removing the distance between his true Sith form and his smiling, “diplomatic ...

turning Supreme Chancellor Palpatine into the Emperor, and transforming the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire. Beyond political machinations, The Phantom Menace is filled with loads of ...

The idea that Palpatine/Darth Sidious (played by Ian ... appeared to be a glass-half-empty exit at the end of “Phantom Menace.” 2. Casting Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson. Although Lucas tilted ...

The Phantom Menace. In the film, Shmi Skywalker claims that he was born without a father, which caused fans to speculate about his origins. Specifically, could Palpatine be Anakin’s father in ...

One of the oddities of The Phantom Menace, however ... One could reasonably argue that the protagonist is actually Sheev Palpatine (yes, that’s his first name), who goes from scheming Naboo ...

“The Phantom Menace” begins with Anakin living as a ... Ian McDiarmid plays Senator Palpatine, who eventually becomes the Galactic Emperor and seduces an adult Anakin to the Dark Side; and ...

How did the Sith go from the Rule of Two and being quote-unquote ‘extinct’ to Palpatine coming into power without the Jedi knowing about it?” Are you surprised to see The Phantom Menace top ...

Watch on Deadline Phantom Menace starred Ewan McGregor as young ... Ian McDiarmid as Senator Palpatine, Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks and Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker. Released in May 1999 ...