'Star Wars' Episode IX 'Rise of Skywalker' sees evil emperor return

A villainous cackle ends the trailer of 'Star Wars' Episode IX 'Rise of Skywalker,’ shown to fans in Chicago

CHICAGO - The ninth film in the original “Star Wars” saga will be called “The Rise of Skywalker” and will see the return of the evil emperor Palpatine to threaten the young heroine Rey and the Resistance, Walt Disney Co revealed on Friday.

A villainous cackle was heard at the end of the trailer, and the actor who played Palpatine in previous films, Ian McDiarmid, walked on stage to loud applause from an audience of roughly 10,000 fans, many waving colorful lightsabers. “She’s so alive in the scenes,” Abrams said. “Princess Leia lives in this film in a way that’s mind-blowing for me.”

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