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xkcd #3157: Emperor Palpatine

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Many things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3157/

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Palpatine

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But somehow he is still old and scarred.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Nothing AI can't fix (badly).