Part of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace did not know that Ian McDiarmid had a dual role

Ian McDiarmid, who played Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, said some of his co-stars did not know that he had two roles.

It was recently revealed that Ian McDiarmid would come back for Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker But did you know that some of his co-stars did not know that he played a dual role in The ghost threat?

Well, according to the actor during his speech at Star Wars Celebration (via ComicBook.com), this was the case as many did not know that he was playing not only Palpatine, but also the mysterious Lord Sith:

"[Qui-Gon Jinn actor] Liam [Neeson] did not know that I played both games. Many people have not done it. And at the first, when we said hello again, he said, "It's you, bastard!" … I did not know myself, I should say, before the first day. I thought that they had made a mistake because I play this senator. I do not know who Sidious is. To date, no one has told me that it was the same person. I had to discover it myself. "

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Of course, many are excited about the prospect of seeing the character come back for The rise of Skywalker. How do you think Palpatine / Sidious will return? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter @flickeringmyth.

Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker Released on December 20, 2019 with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The awakening of the force) lead a casting that includes Star wars Daisy Ridley (Rey), veteran, Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finnish), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong & # 39; o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran ( Rose Tico) Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Heavy (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions, Naomi Ackie (Lady Mabeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost) And Keri Russell (Americans).