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Has Emperor Palpatine ever been able to, ahem, do it?
Ian McDiarmidcan’t say for sure.
Abrams about whether his villainous character ever executed Order 69.
Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’.Credit:Disney
“It was up to me to work it out in my head.”
McDiarmid did remember discussing a different conception with Lucas, but it didn’t directly involve his character.
“George didn’t want to go too deeply into that.
Ian McDiarmid as Chancellor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
But the actor understands the implications of Rey’s lineage inThe Rise of Skywalker.
“People ask the slightly embarrassing question about, ‘Does this evil monster ever have sex?'”
It’s a horrible idea to think of Palpatine having sex in any shape or form.
But then, of course, perhaps he didn’t.”
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Ian McDiarmid as Chancellor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
