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But then, of course, I didn’t know I was going to be doing the prequels, so in a sense he wasn’t dead, because we went back to revisit him when he was a young man. And I said, ‘Oh, does he come back?’ And said, ‘No, he’s dead.’ So I just accepted that. Because when we did ‘Return of the Jedi,’ and I was thrown down that chute to Galactic Hell, he was dead.
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“I thought I was dead!” McDiarmid told Digital Spy. “I thought he was dead. Palpatine’s return proved to be one of the most divisive plot points in “The Rise of Skywalker.” McDiarmid said last December shortly after the latest “Star Wars” movie opened nationwide that George Lucas would have never brought Palpatine back from the dead if he was still in charge of the franchise. Less than a man.’ Which seemed to me to sum it up really.” “But it’s interesting because at one point the script had a line in that first scene with Adam when he says ‘You’re a clone.’ And I said in that original script, which is no longer with us, ‘More than a clone. Well, of course, there were all sorts of explanations for why I might return,” McDiarmid said during a panel. New Movies: Release Calendar for November 5, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films 'The Book of Boba Fett' Trailer: Disney+ Unveils Temuera Morrison's 'Star Wars' SeriesĮmmy Predictions 2021: Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Are More Surprises In Store? Matt Smith Ignites 'Star Wars' Buzz: Cut 'Rise of Skywalker' Role Shifted 'History of Franchise'
