Palpatine - Darth Sidious - Emporer.... Ian McDiarmid.
He's one of the few characters, and actual actors, to be in old and new trilogies (all but A New Hope - yes I know he was digitally put in Empire Strikes Back to replace the original actor... but still he's there). However, will he return in Episode 7?
That's impossible you say! He's dead at the end of Return of the Jedi... or is he?
Surely he fell into the abyss of the 2nd Death Star, electrocuted on the way. However, there was no body. There was no true depiction of a dead dark lord of the sith. There was only a screaming fall of light.
How else could the Sith return in Episode 7 without a master to train an apprentice?
I think he will be in Episode 7. Remember he firmly stated he could bring back the dead in Revenge of the Sith.
Its obvious there are many secrets being held close to the chest on this movie currently. We only think we've heard of the full main cast. But I think Ian McDiarmid will reprise a role for Darth Sidious in episode 7 as the one who turns some Jedi to the dark side to create the next major antagonist. What I am not sure of is, if he will be alive or only a reflection of himself as the blue imagry of ghosts we're very familiar with from Return of the Jedi. (hopefully Yoda too)
Well there it is. Your first major plot spoiler from your very own superchunk.
