Brad, B.A., is a freelance writer in South Florida. His published works can be read on Game Rant, Comic Book Resources, Sportskeeda, SmartScreens, and TheGamer. You'll find him playing video games, ...

Saruman's jealousy of Gandalf dates back to their angelic origins in Valinor, as noted in Tolkien's Silmarillion. Saruman's envy peaked when Gandalf received the elven Ring of Power from Círdan, ...

From the moment he arrived on Middle-earth, all signs pointed to The Stranger secretly being Gandalf. And that’s exactly who he is. The same has been true of the Dark Wizard and Saruman since he made ...

In The Lord of the Rings, Sauron technically belongs to the same order as Gandalf, Saruman and the other wizards. So why is ...

The 'Lord of the Rings' films are phenomenal, but there are some moments from the books they missed out on. Here's a big one.

Why Could the Stranger Be Saruman? Ultimately, we don’t know who the Stranger is, aside from being an Istar, or a wizard. Five wizards came to Middle-earth, so the Stranger could be any of them. When ...

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Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...

The Rings of Power‘s season two finale saw the return of Ciarán Hinds’ Dark Wizard. His goals and allegiances turned out to be different than we thought, but in an episode that confirmed The Stranger ...