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Ian McDiarmid Talks Returning As Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker
- Thread starter Bor Gullet
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Ironically enough he confirms within the first few sentences that Palpatine was never originally the plan and Abrams only asked him about a year ago if he was even interested in returning.
Technically two years since this was an interview on set.
im only seeing the idiotic interview threads, and theyre hardly even about star wars itself
i thought it was all misdirection
You see, I thought this line was Kylo turning and dropping his quest when it comes to continuing Vader's streak. I guess we will find out in ROS. I don't think we have ever heard on screen Vader talking to him, we just see him talking to his burnt mask.
It seems entirely creatively bankrupt and fanservicey... And it absolutely is.
I didn't believe it either, when I first read it months ago.
But nope. That's where we're at now.
He's what I am MOST excited for about this movie, 100%. And it's really great to see that he seems like a really nice and humble person, as well.
1 week!
Absolute CHILLS
1 week!
Absolute CHILLS
Nah, Star Wars is as creatively bankrupt as it seems at first glance.
I was bummed about them bringing Palpatine back, but I have gotten myself to the point of being able to think "yeah this is dumb that they're bringing him back" while also eagerly anticipating every line he's gonna deliver.
That's not really news. Colin Trevorrow has said that Palpatine wasn't in the movie when he was still working on it. That's something JJ came up with when he was hired.
It's the only real option left to them after TLJ prematurely concluded plot lines.
JJ always has a roadmap. Like with Lost. >.>
Okay so maybe not JJ's roadmap.
I will admit, at the end of TLJ I felt absolutely nothing.
The only plot line left was Rey and Kylo, and I'm not sure that would be enough to carry an entire movie.
Guess JJ had to do something, you're not wrong.
Back when they unveiled TRoS, and Sidious' return as part of that, KK said Palpatine was the plan all along. So ultimately that was a lie.
A teeny bit of fanservice and wish fulfilment is what I wanted from this sequel trilogy in the first place, so I wont criticize this move no matter how hacked together it all is.
Bring on the sheev
Bring on the sheev
I mean, that's the thing. It's not IAN'S fault that JJ Abrams is a catastrophically uncreative pile of bad ideas. Ian's going to do a fine job with whatever bullshit JJ gives him.
This is the single worst thing to have happened to Star Wars. But ofc, a couple of shitty memes makes people want to see the movie just for Palpatine.
I don't think Palpatine was in the works from the beginning, but I think once Rian got rid of Snoke it probably was something the story group wanted to explore. It was probably a relief actually. Snoke didn't really serve any purpose thematically. Palpatine at least can have a purpose that serves the themes of the overarching Skywalker saga:
