J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has teased the return of the saga’s main villain, Emperor Palpatine.
Palpatine has been the arch-foe of our heroes throughout the Skywalker saga, manipulating events and causing destruction throughout both the original and prequel trilogies. And now we know with The Rise of Skywalker, the emperor will be returning once more – he even takes pride of place in the film’s poster.
Why he is back or what he is up to, we don’t know just yet but director J.J. Abrams has teased Darth Sidious’ return and his importance to the film in a recent interview with MTV: “I will say that that’s part of what the story is, and also, I will say that with the Emperor around, he’s not going to be your, you know, the cuddly pal. I can’t wait for you to see how that plays out, but he’s in the poster for a reason.”
The Emperor’s return is certainly an exciting notion. Even though he is a villain, he holds a dear place in fans hearts and many can’t wait to see just what he gets up to in the saga’s final installment.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set for release on December 19th 2019 in the UK and December 20th 2019 in North America with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) directing a cast that includes Star Wars veterans Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), and Keri Russell (The Americans).
