Gandalf the Grey is a humble, down-to-earth guy. He's old, kind, and fun-loving, sort of like your favorite grandpa. Remember when he sets off those fireworks for the Hobbit children in The ...

Gandalf the Grey’s transformation into Gandalf the White changed the tides in Middle-earth’s favor during The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In The Hobbit, especially in the books, Gandalf is less ...

A forgotten animated battle scene hints at alternative visions of Tolkien’s epic saga without revealing all its secrets.

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.

It is almost a battle cry, but there is actually much more to it if we consider that, beforehand, the Grey Wizard makes a whole speech that is filled with meaning. What exactly is Gandalf telling ...

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 ...

If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill ... And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south?