It seems that George Lucas’ protege Dave Filoni has adopted Lucas’ penchant for tinkering with his Star Wars creations, as a fan on Reddit has pointed out that Lucasfilm has re-recorded dialogue the dialogue for Emperor Palpatine in his first Star Wars Rebels appearance, with Ian McDiarmid replacing original voice actor Sam Witwer in the streaming version of the season two premiere ‘The Siege of Lothal’. See for yourself here…
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Ian McDiarmid is the voice of the emperor in Siege of Lothal now
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McDiarmid did previously voice The Emperor in the fourth season of Rebels, and may well have recorded these lines for ‘The Siege of Lothal’ was working on December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, where he is set to reprise the role of Darth Sidious. Witwer meanwhile provides the voice of Darth Maul in Rebels – a role he also fulfilled in last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Originally published October 4, 2019. Updated July 19, 2024.
