+Austin G Hell no, Jackson was wooden and boring as f&*k...M. Night Shyamalan directed him better, no joke. No, McDiarmid, McGregor, and Neeson were easily the best.
Imagine McDiarmid being elected as President and giving his election speech. Edit 2024: Thanks for the love 6k likes. We all stand for the Emperor Palpatine.
No kidding, Lord Vader. You are scary again, as well! That young deviant, the one who calls himself "Chad Vader", the one who desecrated your great name by voicing you in Star Wars Battlefront, has been UTTERLY FORGOTTEN!! By the way, great job destroying those rebels over Scarif.
Imagine being Ian, waking up and realising you’re late for something and saying to yourself in Palpatine's voice, "Prepare my Shuttle for take off, Commander. I believe that I am late for my arrival..."
He turns that darkness on and off so unbelievably. Like he became Palpatine in front of everybody and then switched back to himself immediately afterwards.
Apparently, he uses an ancient Japanese technique that uses the stomach to project his voice, resulting in the guttural croak that he is so famous for.
few appreciate that Ian McDiarmid is classically trained; he voices the devil in the Paradise Lost audiobook, plays the brief but spooky role of the Porter in Macbeth, and much more. Also, I was plesantly suprised to find that the Shakespearean Star Wars volumes are well written and not goofy
+Jessica Poggi Wow, he voices Satan in a Paradise Lost audio book? That sounds pretty awesome! :D I remember seeing him as the Porter in Macbeth, I watched it in 8th grade after we read the play. He was a bit spooky but he actually made me laugh. LOL I like how he broke the fourth wall in the beginning of that soliloquy by looking directly in the camera and beckoning us to come nearer, that was just so funny. XD Yeah, I read a bit of the Star Wars Shakespeare books, and seeing it performed here is just even better, I'm glad they're well written, too. It's honestly a shame that Ian isn't a more popular actor, because he's really good at what he does, his own brand of classic Shakespearean actor for sure. :D
It's crazy how his voice only gets even more wicked as he gets older. A part of me kind of wants Lucas to have him re-record his lines in ROTJ, since he sounds different and higher pitched there than he does in ROTS and here.
Considering all the changes Lucas made to the OT, it's best that it's kept as unaltered as possible in substance from here on. Considering the gap from when you see him on screen, I think it'd only be noticeable when compared side-by-side, or by the super fans. But then again, us super fans would notice any minor discrepancy.
@@ardas77 No, he was 86. According to several sources, he was born 82 years before the Battle of Yavin, which would make him 86 at the time of the Battle of Endor.
And to think he did this on the fly with no context. Imagine what he could have done if he had a chance to sit down and really dig into the passage. What an actor.
Ian Doescher's Shakespeare rewrites are great fun. I especially like the pun he put in there. Palpatine's torturing Luke with Force Lightning, talking about a poetic debt he is owed, then this happens: "O what joy it brings to charge thee thus!" He's talking about charging someone while conducting electricity through them.
The Sixth Doctor The best part about those kinds of puns in a Shakespeare-like work, is that it's exactly the same kind of multilayer pun the Bard himself would have used.
Are you kidding me?! How have I not seen this before? The classically trained McDiarmid reading Shakespeare Star Wars. I just... no words. And he's so nonchalant when he finishes. A true gentleman.
Classic, "Thy feebles skills are nothing when compared to all the power of the dark side." "I, Thy debt is due, and I am both thy creditor and thy collector, too."
One-upping a character as intimidating and well executed as Darth Vader is ambitious enough. Making him a much smaller old man is even harder. Taking that concept and making it "real" on-screen, nailing every aspect of the character from casting and writing to makeup and leitmotif? Madness. I can't think of a single way they could've done better. George, Ian, and everyone involved deserve all the credit they get for Sheev. The character is one of the shining stars of an already very bright franchise.
It’s a shame Ian McDiarmid doesn’t get enough recognition for his role as the greatest villain of all movie history. He deserves more attention and respect.
+Whoami691 In the William Shakespeare version of Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine does get a version of it. And it actually sounds legit cool, better than in the movie. It's "O pow'r unlimited, I AM YOUR GOD!!!!"
It is ironic you used a quote that I, myself, used in the Rise of Skywalker four years ago...To be specific, "...and now, the power of two restores the one true Emperor!"
The more wrinkles he gets the more he’s gonna look like the Emperor he won’t need the prosthetic makeup anymore, all he’ll need are just the yellow contacts and the dark circles around his eyes, then slap a black robe on him. That means more relief for him from wearing all those thick layers of makeup.
Ian McDiarmid was, is, and always will be Palpatine. No one else could have done the role with such unforgettable brilliance. Long live our most glorious Emperor!
Sidious is already scary enough, but if we saw him talking in a Shakespearean vocabulary normally a lot that would just be another level of horror for me 😭
In his natural voice he sounds like such a nice friendly guy... then all of a sudden this demonic sounding growl comes out of his mouth that just makes me want to shrivel in a corner and beg for my life. Suppose the way he can switch like that is what made him perfect to play Palpatine as the kindly Chancellor and then suddenly switch to Darth Sidious.
@@jespereriksen2223 Originally it was an old woman named Marjorie Eaton with a chimpanzee's eyes edited over hers, given a decent voice by Clyde Revill, but they decided to redo his debut with McDiarmid playing Palpatine for the 2004 edit of TESB
Why do I have the feeling that J.J. Abrams saw this performance by McDiarmid, and that's what gave him the idea to bring him back in RISE OF SKYWALKER!
I hope Ian Mcdiarmid reads an excerpt from the Darth Plagueis novel someday. I would especially love to hear him recite the speech Sidious gives to him as he’s killing him. Would be a dream come true for me.
Ian and Ewan are my personal justifications for the prequels. The rise of Palpatine, and the exploration of Obi Wan's pre-empire life were both well worth sitting through the negative aspects of the prequels.
I guess that's why they had all the Jedi spawn in for Rey. I wish I could see the proper JJ Cut, if it's a thing, cuz it sounded like they had Anakin and all the other Force ghosts drop in to battle the Sith with Rey. Cuz in that case it would have been all the top tier Jedi masters backing Rey to beat ol Palps
@@seanerzat yeah that would have been much better, but my point is Ian the best actor in the entire series, in every scene he has gravitas, and his character is the only one anyone can take seriously.
Ian McDiarmid was the best actor in the prequels.
+Gentry Walker Absolutely.
+Gentry Walker Ewan McGregor and he was the only reason I can sit through them.
+Gentry Walker Yes they should have make a film from the Sith point of view.
+Gentry Walker Word! :D
+Austin G Hell no, Jackson was wooden and boring as f&*k...M. Night Shyamalan directed him better, no joke.
No, McDiarmid, McGregor, and Neeson were easily the best.
Imagine McDiarmid being elected as President and giving his election speech.
Edit 2024: Thanks for the love 6k likes. We all stand for the Emperor Palpatine.
+PrinceV1R This should be a thing! LOL
The emperor would still be better than Trump
+PrinceV1R
Holy crap, that would be magnificent!
+PrinceV1R I'd pay big money to see how Donald Trump's hair would react to an onslaught of Force lightning.
Don Winslow Yeah!!! The Emperor kicking Donald Trump's ass! I like this! LOL
Sound tech 1: Hey, that's a cool echo effect you put on his mic!
Sound tech 2: Um, actually, I forgot to turn the echo on.
rockoperajon Tis a small sample; the true power of the dark side of the force.
Then cue sith lord theme*
DECEPTION
UNLIMITED POW-WA
It’s a shame I can’t like this comment more than once.
Wow you still got it master.
Maul is the only true Sith boy!
No, I am.
true
No kidding, Lord Vader. You are scary again, as well! That young deviant, the one who calls himself "Chad Vader", the one who desecrated your great name by voicing you in Star Wars Battlefront, has been UTTERLY FORGOTTEN!! By the way, great job destroying those rebels over Scarif.
Fuck off Vader is a god
Wow. Good-natured grandpa to scariest guy in the galaxy in two seconds.
He went 0 to 100 real quick.
Just like the prequels
_"Good-natured grandpa to the senate in two seconds"_
Ftfy.
Evil comes in all disguises
Or the scariest grandpa in the galaxy for some people...
Star Wars was so lucky to have Ian. WOW!
+RikkyCZ I agree.
GavsWeatherVids He made that movie awesome
damn that voice plus reverb make it look like he's calling out from the grave as a Sith ghost.
Cameos!! Unlimited Cameos!!
John Shepard Bravo!!
It's as if he's talking inside your head!!
+Project "confirmed" huh?... ;P
Sidious as a Sith Spirit on Korriban.... I could see it
I wish I was Ian. I'd speak like Palpatine all day.
🤣lol
"Dew It!"
Digga ich seh sich überall
Imagine being Ian, waking up and realising you’re late for something and saying to yourself in Palpatine's voice, "Prepare my Shuttle for take off, Commander. I believe that I am late for my arrival..."
You don’t already do that?
This man is the dark side.
Kob K he's the senate
Shadow Shock 2 not yet
Syafeeq Said It's treason then
Kob K Ian needs to return as
Palpatine in New Film..
Sidious was true Evil.. You
Can't Kill True Evil
Jonathan Pagan OUUUUWWWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
He turns that darkness on and off so unbelievably. Like he became Palpatine in front of everybody and then switched back to himself immediately afterwards.
just like palpatine does, he can disguise himself easily
That's not acting... The Senate is real.
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, some consider to be... unnatural.
@@Atoronz He is the Senate
0:34: "Yeah come on, hate me, hate me."
_Let the hate flow through you._
I was going to like your comment, but then I saw it already has 66 likes, and that's too perfect.
"Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny!"
If luke were there he'd be like, "Oh you'd like that won't you? "
@@_chew_ Someone ruined it.
Plot twist: Ian is Emperor Palpatine
Apparently, he uses an ancient Japanese technique that uses the stomach to project his voice, resulting in the guttural croak that he is so famous for.
No, Ian is the senate
Suburban Slingshots damn you beat me to it!
No, he is DARTH SIDIOUS !
@@Double-R-Nothing What's it called? I wanna learn how to do it!
His voice is terrifying as Darth Sidious.
He IS Darth Sidious.
@@TheGhostbuster1989 What are you talking about he’s the Senate
@@CheeseTruffles not yet
@@paladinheadquarters7776 it's treason then
@@justin5096 Raahhhhhhh!!
The way he switched to Palpatine sounded so terrifying I thought he was gonna execute order 66 on the entire audience
Ian: * Finishes speech, looks at host *
Host: *Is dead on the floor*
Is it possible to learn this power?
Hello there
@@chrisnazareth4114 not from a Jedi
@@nettraveller81 General kenobi.
Best choice for Sidious. Can't get any better than Ian
They started with someone else in ESB, and he felt so wrong... So glad they didn't stick with him and even changed that scene to have Ian in it.
@@starscapearchitect probably one of the better changes made to the originals
@@danhouse1989 The first was actually a woman in a robe and voiced by someone else...
Just look at his shirt
@@FireLordJohn3191 He was originally voiced by Clive Revill.
“Thy feeble skills are nothing when compared to all the power of the dark side”
- The Senate
Not yet.
Media Guy+ It’s treason, then.
That gave me goosebumps
few appreciate that Ian McDiarmid is classically trained; he voices the devil in the Paradise Lost audiobook, plays the brief but spooky role of the Porter in Macbeth, and much more. Also, I was plesantly suprised to find that the Shakespearean Star Wars volumes are well written and not goofy
+Jessica Poggi Wow, he voices Satan in a Paradise Lost audio book? That sounds pretty awesome! :D
I remember seeing him as the Porter in Macbeth, I watched it in 8th grade after we read the play. He was a bit spooky but he actually made me laugh. LOL I like how he broke the fourth wall in the beginning of that soliloquy by looking directly in the camera and beckoning us to come nearer, that was just so funny. XD
Yeah, I read a bit of the Star Wars Shakespeare books, and seeing it performed here is just even better, I'm glad they're well written, too.
It's honestly a shame that Ian isn't a more popular actor, because he's really good at what he does, his own brand of classic Shakespearean actor for sure. :D
+Jessica Poggi where can i buy that on itunes
Always remember, evil, sin, temptation... the devil's side are they.
RisingSonEntertainment
He's one of Scotland's best exports.
It's been 10 years, but he's still got it.
Adam Santer He probably does it in the shower.
Just 10 years? He was Sidious for the original trilogy, back in the early 80's, as well. :)
Been more than 10 yrs
@@mrd3993 No it wasn't. Comment was written 3 years ago
@@Adeon55 It's been 10 years (since his last official role reprisal), but he's still got it"
Did you really need that clarification to understand it?
It's crazy how his voice only gets even more wicked as he gets older. A part of me kind of wants Lucas to have him re-record his lines in ROTJ, since he sounds different and higher pitched there than he does in ROTS and here.
logicalfallacy234 Now he’s closer to the age Palpatine was in the movie.
Considering all the changes Lucas made to the OT, it's best that it's kept as unaltered as possible in substance from here on. Considering the gap from when you see him on screen, I think it'd only be noticeable when compared side-by-side, or by the super fans. But then again, us super fans would notice any minor discrepancy.
@@KrisFrost4359 Palpatine is 120 years old in the RotJ.
@@ardas77 No, he was 86. According to several sources, he was born 82 years before the Battle of Yavin, which would make him 86 at the time of the Battle of Endor.
L0L L0L L7L Emperor Palpatine was 88 years old in Return of the Jedi.
Just your average Senate meeting
Not Y E T
Nurlailatul Afiqah Binti Rambeli are you threatening me master jedi?
@@lukacrnomarkovic8172 the Senate will decide your fate
I AM the Senate.
@@guzzledgumps2322 not yet!!
At 1:59, when he says, "What thou hast not repaid with thy belief, I shall extract from thine own flesh," my skin crawled, quite a chilling line. LOL
What a brilliant artist. Ian should be knighted by the Queen as so many of his contemporaries like Ian McKellan and Christopher Lee have been.
Ian is no Knight. He's a lord. A dark lord if you will. Lol
He is the Senate.
I've actually heard that Ian was offered one and turned it down
Alec Guinness was Knighted.
@@carterlando423 well he's English so it would be he is the parliament.
*Producer to sound tech*
Producer: WOW great effect adding that echo to his mic!
Sound Tech: Uh sir....that’s not me....
Matthew Stormwolf honestly I like to believe that’s just Ian’s presence resonating throughout the room
Some have argued it could be his voice vibrating between his two mics. Not sure.
danieltjayx11 then you have to ask... was it planned?
Cause:
Ian is Palpatine/Darth Sidious
George Lucas didnt even edit it or add anything
Ian’s voice is just like that
@@dariusfarrel3228 yeah, George didn't even add the Lightning effects. That was all Ian.
that gave me the chills
Hugh Jass me too
Me three
Nice name
The way he says "the power of the dark side" is just incredible. The man still has it.
"Thy feeble skills are nothing(echo)..." The lightness with that comes off as mocking and emphisizes his following words, impressive.
And to think he did this on the fly with no context. Imagine what he could have done if he had a chance to sit down and really dig into the passage. What an actor.
I want emperor own movie with ian McDiarmid...
saame
I said the same on another video. They ought to make a Palpatine backstory movie before it’s too late.
It'd be like House of cards but in space
Sighhh... did you see episode 9?
trashu
Ian Doescher's Shakespeare rewrites are great fun. I especially like the pun he put in there. Palpatine's torturing Luke with Force Lightning, talking about a poetic debt he is owed, then this happens: "O what joy it brings to charge thee thus!"
He's talking about charging someone while conducting electricity through them.
The Sixth Doctor The best part about those kinds of puns in a Shakespeare-like work, is that it's exactly the same kind of multilayer pun the Bard himself would have used.
The wit is not lost on any of us it seems
@Seph it's treason then
i didn’t put that together until now
dude Ian mcdiarmid is the ULTIMATE Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of Sith.
Are you kidding me?! How have I not seen this before? The classically trained McDiarmid reading Shakespeare Star Wars. I just... no words. And he's so nonchalant when he finishes. A true gentleman.
God i'm trying to impersonate Sidious, I've gotten far, but this is so fucking raw omg
Nice ;D Let's hear it!
i'm curious too!
Classic, "Thy feebles skills are nothing when compared to all the power of the dark side."
"I, Thy debt is due, and I am both thy creditor and thy collector, too."
Davy Jones-Locker Great account name!
*Aye
That was fucking incredible.
One-upping a character as intimidating and well executed as Darth Vader is ambitious enough. Making him a much smaller old man is even harder. Taking that concept and making it "real" on-screen, nailing every aspect of the character from casting and writing to makeup and leitmotif? Madness. I can't think of a single way they could've done better.
George, Ian, and everyone involved deserve all the credit they get for Sheev. The character is one of the shining stars of an already very bright franchise.
It’s a shame Ian McDiarmid doesn’t get enough recognition for his role as the greatest villain of all movie history. He deserves more attention and respect.
Fully agreed!
Those echos... _those fucking echos_... ALL the chills. I has them.
"And then of course the lightning. Still mine!"
I have no idea how many people got that, but I like that nod!
Unlimited Powaaah!!
There would be no finer actor to portray palpatine.
Thank you Ian McDiarmid!
All it was missing is an 'UHNLHIMETEED POWAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
+Whoami691 In the William Shakespeare version of Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine does get a version of it. And it actually sounds legit cool, better than in the movie. It's "O pow'r unlimited, I AM YOUR GOD!!!!"
Master, I just got chills...
You Still Have Unlimited POWAH!!!!!
What Is Thy Bidding, My Master...
Anakin Skywalker :( traitor
Get a load of this guy
This is getting out of hand! Now there's 2 of them!
We should not have made this bargain
Emperor Palpatine does a good impression of Ian McDiarmid
Who else loves how Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine voice just echoes across the entire room?
I was struck at the awesome effects of it! I loved it so much and it just reeks of the Dark Side!
the voice is awesome it my ring tone
I actually thought it was distracting. I’d rather hear Ian’s unadulterated talent with no gimmicks.
Ian is amazing love how with a little reverb he can sound so evil when putting on that voice that we all know and love
This, is power beyond anything... Master Sidious still has it.
You could say unlimited power
It's amazing how he starts to get so deeply in the character, even his facial expressions slowly begin to appear evil. What a master!
"...what joy it brings, to charge thee just..."
The one TRUE emperor.
It is ironic you used a quote that I, myself, used in the Rise of Skywalker four years ago...To be specific, "...and now, the power of two restores the one true Emperor!"
@@EpaminondastheGreat omg that's true ahahahha
The older he gets the more like the emperor he sounds
The more wrinkles he gets the more he’s gonna look like the Emperor he won’t need the prosthetic makeup anymore, all he’ll need are just the yellow contacts and the dark circles around his eyes, then slap a black robe on him. That means more relief for him from wearing all those thick layers of makeup.
Ian McDiarmid was, is, and always will be Palpatine. No one else could have done the role with such unforgettable brilliance. Long live our most glorious Emperor!
This man is amazing.
Listening to Ian speaking like Sheev on a live stage is so unreal!
His voice alone can topple democracy
So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous oration
The Shakespeare Star Wars plays are really well-written. Readers might be surprised how non-gimmicky they are-really true to both their sources!
Ian McDairmin is just amazing.
Next year, it'll be ten years since this interview.
That voice is a national treasure !!
Hearing his voice, all demons from the Conjuring universe would run away I bet
A thousand repressed childhood traumas just came back to me all at once. I... I think I need a hug... :'(
🫂
I can watch this a MILLION TIMES and it doesn't Get Old. He's an Awesome Actor!!
Sidious is already scary enough, but if we saw him talking in a Shakespearean vocabulary normally a lot that would just be another level of horror for me 😭
One of the coolest voices of all time. Christopher Lee was another. R.I.P
That chilled me to the bone. Ian has still got it. Amazing performance!
In his natural voice he sounds like such a nice friendly guy... then all of a sudden this demonic sounding growl comes out of his mouth that just makes me want to shrivel in a corner and beg for my life. Suppose the way he can switch like that is what made him perfect to play Palpatine as the kindly Chancellor and then suddenly switch to Darth Sidious.
I don't care who played the emperor in "Empire strikes back". Ian is the emperor.
well. that was Ian as well..?
@@jespereriksen2223 Originally it was an old woman named Marjorie Eaton with a chimpanzee's eyes edited over hers, given a decent voice by Clyde Revill, but they decided to redo his debut with McDiarmid playing Palpatine for the 2004 edit of TESB
Edgy Electrokinetic oh yeah probably in Empire strikes back. I just meant in return of the jedi
Whoever put that Garbage reverb on his voice killed an awesome performance. Sounds like he is in a massive tunnel.
When he started reading from the book I almost shit myself. Omg. What a voice.
This is the first time i have seen this! The hairs on ythe back of my arms and neck were stood on end! Totally incredible performance!
What a legend!
His Emperor voice got better with age.
Just like wine, he gets better with age
Why do I have the feeling that J.J. Abrams saw this performance by McDiarmid, and that's what gave him the idea to bring him back in RISE OF SKYWALKER!
8 years and my hair still stands like crazy whenever I hear him with these lines as Supreme Chancellor and Senate Incarnate Sheeve Palpatine.
Hear this with 'The Emperor's Theme' in the background is just fucking glorious.
He just chews the scenery every time he's on camera, you can tell he absolutely loves that character 😁
There is nothing better than an actor who loved playing his role.... Clearly Ian loves playing the Emperor...
Oh wait,
He is the EMPEROR
Correction: The Emperor of playing Ian
Wow, how can you not get shivers watching / listening to that! That is pure acting by an actor of the highest calibre.
I love how this man embraces the iconic-ness of the character he played.
It must be hard being his grandkids. i'd be begging him to talk as sidious all the time lol
Though keep in mind he did say, "I just hope I don't indulge myself!" I suspect he gets great joy in acting.
"Oh is there more?"
"We're done" - Ian
😆😆😆
I hope Ian Mcdiarmid reads an excerpt from the Darth Plagueis novel someday. I would especially love to hear him recite the speech Sidious gives to him as he’s killing him. Would be a dream come true for me.
Ian and Ewan are my personal justifications for the prequels. The rise of Palpatine, and the exploration of Obi Wan's pre-empire life were both well worth sitting through the negative aspects of the prequels.
Two fine Scottish actors, and I agree they were the best thing about the prequels.
Actually the prequels were better than the original trilogy...
@@dabitz6167 exactly the sequels suck
That “hate me, hate me” lmao 😂 good, good i can feel your anger. It makes me powerful
Awesome just pure awesomeness!
The echo is mad 🤣it’s brilliant
Grandpa Palpatine reading you a bedtime story.
You can tell he deliberately put an extra oomph when he came to “power of the dark side”.
Ian was BORN to be the ultimate Sith lord, there will never be any better than him.
I am in awe of how easily he slipped back into character for that monologue. He had to have read that monologue before hand, surely.
I feel so much power when he says power.. amazing
Ok I just watched this for the first time and it gave me shivers.
Holy shit snacks, that was terrifying!
I bet this is where they said "Ooh we know how we're gonna start Rise of Skywalker!"
My god, this is absolutely EXTRAORDINARY.
That was absolutely fantastic! Especially the way he says "Thy feeble skills"! I'm shaking!!
I could listen to him talking about anything with this voice all day
Ian takes the microphone and begins.... entire audience goes SILENT!!!!
omg this was just excitingly chilling...why did he not led his voice to The Clone Wars? Just imagine.
How could you not like that? Just awesome!!!
I imagine Ian is in his grandchildren's nightmares.
This guy should have destroyed everybody in ROS.
Couldn't agree more my little -green- friend...
I mean he did until the Jedi stepped in.
@@Cetra29 the Jedi spirits pulled an Endgame
I guess that's why they had all the Jedi spawn in for Rey. I wish I could see the proper JJ Cut, if it's a thing, cuz it sounded like they had Anakin and all the other Force ghosts drop in to battle the Sith with Rey. Cuz in that case it would have been all the top tier Jedi masters backing Rey to beat ol Palps
@@seanerzat yeah that would have been much better, but my point is Ian the best actor in the entire series, in every scene he has gravitas, and his character is the only one anyone can take seriously.
It felt like he was talking inside my head
But was he every voice you've ever heard inside your head...?
Every time I hear that man speak my only response is say "yes my master".