Star Wars: Starfighter Finds Its Villain (And the Actor Has a Weird History With the Franchise)

It’s worth noting that the actor was said to have had a significant part in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” from 2019, but it ultimately didn’t come to pass. There were whispers that Smith, known for his villain roles in “Terminator Genisys” (2015) and “Morbius” (2022), could have been the one to play a cloned Emperor Palpatine in director J.J. Abrams’ conclusion to the nine-episode “Star Wars” series.






