Fan Casting Mark Rylance as Sheev Palpatine in Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

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Mark Rylance

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Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in L...

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Sheev Palpatine in Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

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Mark Rylance

Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious / The Emperor)

Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

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Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Final episode of Nolans sequel trilogy

by George Lucas

The Rise of Skywalker follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron as they lead the Resistance's final stand against Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order, who are aided by the return of the Galactic E...

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Mark Rylance is known for his roles in Bridge of Spies, Ready Player One, and Dunkirk. He has been suggested by fans for 1,111 roles on myCast, including Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman. Similar actors include Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, and Kenneth Branagh. Mark Rylance was suggested to play Sheev Palpatine in Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker by ifancast. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, and Ian McDiarmid. Christopher Nolan's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker has 23 roles, including Luke Skywalker, Zorii Bliss, and Lando Calrissian.