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Earlier this week, rumors about Ian McDiarmid returning as Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII broke. This lead plenty of theories on how they would bring back the actor's character, with numerous rumors saying he would be a clone and that he would have a follower that would be the film's main villain. But now a new rumor has come up and it is making the plot to the film seem pretty epic! (POSSIBLE SPOILERS to follow)
Here is an excerpt from Slashfilm, detailing this rumor:
The rumor comes to us from Latino Review. They're reporting that Tuesday's rumor, of actor Ian McDiarmid coming back for Star Wars Episode VII, is true but that he won't come back as a clone. He'll come back as Force ghost just as Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are seen at the end of Return of the Jedi.
Their story continues by saying not only does the Emperor return as a ghost, but that before his demise, he was training another apprentice. An apprentice who, one would assume, had been laying in wait to reveal himself to the Jedi.
What do you think of this rumor? It fits into the bigger picture a little better than the clone theory, right?
Mstars recently reported on McDiarmid's rumored casting. Here is an excerpt:
Rumors about McDiarmid's casting in Episode VII have been circulating since March of 2013, so take this with a grain of salt. It is, however, possible to have Palpatine return. He would have to be a clone, though. This is not far fetched at all in the Star Wars universe, so perhaps we could see a return of the Emperor in 2015.
McDiarmid's rumored return, as stated above, first came about in March due to another rumor. Sources claimed that the main villain in the new film would be a Palpatine follower bent on revenge of some sort. So working in a clone of the Emperor could be in the cards.
