This particular Istari, or wizard, lived much of his life as Gandalf the Grey. He was a key member of the Fellowship of the Ring and aided Frodo in returning Sauron's ring, the One Ring ...

While it might appear that the change from Gandalf the Grey vs White in Lord of the Rings is little more than aesthetic, the significance of Gandalf returning in a new form after defeating the ...

Within The Lord of the Rings, Sam is one of only two characters to willingly give up ownership of the One Ring— the other ...

The Maiar exist throughout Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Gandalf the Grey (Sir Ian McKellan), Saruman (Christopher Lee), and even the Balrog are all Maia that reside in Middle-earth—but you ...

The Lord of the Rings star sat down with The Times London to discuss his experiences playing some of the most influential ...

In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the Grey faces off against the Balrog of Morgoth in the Mines of Moria. The wizard manages to cast it into the abyss ...

Sir Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf the Grey in "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," discusses whether the wizard may or may not be gay, in this excerpt from a conversation with WSJ's Barbara Chai.

Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them ...