Originally posted by: Scruffy
Not sure, but probably sued him for breach of contract and let everyone in the business know that Ian McDiarmid is a difficult actor to work with?

I was hoping someone would bring that up. I really don't think there would be a breach of contract, because his contract, at the time, was for Revenge of the Sith, a totally different movie than The Empire Strikes Back, so I don't think he'd be obligated to do so. And I don't think Lucas whining about him being difficult to work with would jeopardize his career. He's a very well-established actor, and the Hollywood community looks down on Lucas anyway.

And Jenny, I have no doubt that he's a prince to his actors. But I'm just saying if Ian had simply refused to do it on the same principles that we adhere to.