Now this is interesting….
We know by now that Season 4 of Rebels will be the end of the series (here) so it wouldn’t surprise us if we have a few nice little bonuses and treats in there.
Like this one, perhaps?
A rumour has appeared online that Ian McDiarmid, who played The Emperor and Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies, has been recording for the new series.
Here’s the details: “Long story short, six months ago, Warwick Davis was recording his lines for Star Wars Rebels Season 4 in London, and just a few days later, none other than Emperor Palpatine himself – Ian McDiarmid – did the same.”
Now, the only thing that casts doubt on this is that The Emperor has already appeared in Rebels and was voiced by FTN favourite Sam Witwer who also voiced Darth Maul in the series. Witwer is a Star Wars regular since he first embodied Galen Merrick in the Force Unleashed games, so it seems unlikely that he will be kicked off the show this season, especially since SPOILERS Darth Maul died at the end of Season 3.
So, what gives if there’s any truth to this? Well… he COULD be the Emperor and, as much as we love Witwer, that would be awesome.
However, we’re wondering if perhaps we’ll see him as Chancellor Sheev Palpatine in a flashback? It would be a good way to have McDiarmid use his own voice in the show AND keep their version of The Emperor intact.
Or… maybe he’s voicing someone else? We doubt this one in fairness… if you have The Emperor, you use The Emperor!
Either way, with the last season coming we’re expeacting big things on the show AND behind the scenes!
What do you all think?
Source: StarWarsNewsNet
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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