Rumor has it Tom Hiddleston could be playing Palpatine in a Star Wars spin-off.

But afterThe Acolytestirred up several controversies, Lucasfilm canceled its first Sith-centric Disney+ series after just one season.

We saw [Palpatine] rise when he was 50, didnt we?

Palpatine and Tom Hiddleston

What did he go through to get there, and how did Sidious come about?

It would be great."

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Tom Hiddleston in Palpatine A Star Wars Story

Star Wars buffs will know that Palpatine is Plagueis' final apprentice.

AsThe Acolytetook place around 50 years before Palpatine was born, one must assume a grizzly fate awaits Qimir.

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