Palpatine's Actor Never Knew How the Emperor Had Kids: The Shocking Secret of ‘Star Wars’!

Ian McDiarmid, who portrayed the Sith Lord in five movies, mentions that "there was never any conversation" regarding his character being involved romantically, even though he has at least one child.

Has Emperor Palpatine ever managed to, hmm, pull that off?

Ian McDiarmid Can't confirm with certainty. During an interview marking the 20th anniversary celebration, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , the actor who portrayed Darth Sidius mentioned he never had conversations with any of the directors involved in the production. Star Wars movies in which he starred — George Lucas , Richard Marquand, or J.J. Abrams — about whether his villainous character ever carried out Order 69.

"None of that was ever discussed," McDiarmid stated. Variety , alluding to the Emperor engaging in sexual activities. "I had to figure it out in my mind."

Star Wars Never provided a rationale for exploring Palpatine's personal life until the concluding film of 2019, which was part of this series. The Rise of Skywalker , which brought back the Emperor after he was believed to be deceased in 1983's Return of the Jedi and disclosed that the main character of the sequel trilogy was Rey ( Daisy Ridley It turned out to be his long-lost granddaughter.

McDiarmid recalled having discussions about an alternate concept with Lucas, though this wasn’t specifically tied to his role. "There were talks," he said, The Phantom Menace Regarding something known as midi-chlorians, they played some role in Anakin’s birth," he remembered. "George preferred not to delve too deep into that aspect. However, we figured it resembled a virgin birth, although one shouldn’t really phrase it like that since heaven only knows the complexities it could stir up.

However, the actor grasps the consequences of Rey's heritage. The Rise of Skywalker . "People ask the slightly embarrassing question about, 'Does this evil monster ever have sex?'" McDiarmid said. "And we don't really know the answer to that question either — things in tubes, you think about probably, rather than the awful vision that you might have in your head of this monster ever having a sexual relationship with anybody."

McDiarmid previously told Empire He believes it’s feasible that Palpatine visited Pound Town (or maybe Pound Planet?). “I wouldn’t delve into this too deeply,” he remarked, “but yes, he certainly engages in sexual activities. The notion of Palpatine being involved in such acts is quite disturbing. Still, it could be that he doesn’t participate after all.”

Although it is never explicitly tackled in any of the movies, the spinoff Star Wars Books confirm that Palpatine artificially created his son, Dathan, who ultimately became Rey's father. These sources explain that the Emperor did not produce an heir through conventional methods but rather used cloning techniques and Sith abilities to generate a son—Sidious reproduction was unnecessary.

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Elsewhere in the Variety During the interview, McDiarmid mentioned that he was uncertain about Palpatine's cackling voice when he initially took on the role. Return of the Jedi .

“I kept doing my small voice like that; George didn’t tell me to stop, and neither did Richard,” he stated. “Subsequently, we went back to rerecord everything in the studio in London, along with George and Kathleen Kennedy , whom I encountered for the first time, and truly, Steven Spielberg When we finally met for the first time, he said after doing the initial scenes together, "Oh my God, you’re wicked!" I felt relieved hearing that.

The actor additionally mentioned that he felt he was being overly dramatic in the role. Revenge of the Sith scene where Palpatine eliminates Mace Windu Samuel L. Jackson "I believed I had ventured too far, but George insisted, 'No, no, you can go even farther,'” he recalled. “This is the instant when the monster appears, and he feels elated with joy as he sheds his hypocritical facade.”

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