The story of how Ian McKellen began his journey in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is beautifully ironic and intriguing. Before shooting the unforgettably iconic battles, speeches, and tender, ...

Though Frodo destroyed it in the fires of Mount Doom, the One Ring still survives in the minds of Lord of the Rings fans. Forged by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series, the Ring carried a shard ...

The vast, alluring world of The Lord of the Rings hinges on a crucial, brave, and admirable moral decision. Deeply distant ...

Not all those who wander are lost.

The heroes of Middle-earth are making a comeback in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Actor Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies, revealed that ...

Gandalf looking down at something off screen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Warner Bros. Whenever a movie makes it big, one of the natural follow-up questions is "who had a ...

Debates about the Eagles and Sauron’s defenses around Mount Doom never stop, but not every plot hole is created equal. In fact, some of the issues that fans have with The Lord of the Rings movies are ...

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Find out why these powerful video game mages could easily defeat Gandalf, from their vast magical abilities to their dangerous personalities.