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Welcome back folks, this is Gandalf Biography Flash, where your favorite host Marc Ellery—part-time Middle-earth enthusiast, full-time guy-who-still-doesn’t-understand elvish syntax—takes you through what’s making the rounds in the ever-surprising, periodically magical, and strictly fictional news cycle of Gandalf the Grey.
Kicking things off, let’s talk headlines. This week, the internet’s love affair with the world’s most enigmatic Maia hit another gear: Warner Bros officially confirmed that Gandalf will feature in the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, The Hunt for Gollum, alongside Frodo. That’s right, Gandalf’s back on the big screen—the guy’s got more sequels than Fast & Furious but with fewer cars and more cryptic advice. IMDB reports that not only are we getting Gandalf, but we’re getting fresh Middle-earth, which, let’s be honest, is always preferable to more of my cousin Doug’s Facebook rants about real estate[IMDB].
On the streaming side, The Rings of Power continues to troll Tolkien nerds everywhere. Prime Video just wrapped filming for season three, and yes, the whole “Is the Stranger secretly Gandalf?” mystery is officially over. Season 2 confirmed that our favorite pointy-hatted meddler is, in fact, the Stranger—who is, in fact, Gandalf, just without the hat and with more brooding. According to both ScreenRant and Blavity, season three promises time jumps, a war or two, elves with perfect hair, and—as always—Gandalf showing up just when you least expect. Kudos to Amazon for playing the long game with wizard identities, although at this point even the Ents want a spoiler[ScreenRant, Blavity].
On social media, Gandalf went unexpectedly viral over the weekend thanks to Michael Burry—you know, the Big Short guy—using a meme of Gandalf asking "What can you see?" to summarize his views on tech bubbles. Who could’ve predicted that an immortal wizard would be recruited for economic commentary? If Gandalf starts handing out stock tips, I may have to give up podcasting and pursue my dream of becoming the seventh member of the Fellowship. For those tracking engagement, that meme racked up over 100,000 shares on X, making Gandalf this week’s most influential non-existent financial advisor according to Business Insider[Business Insider].
Meanwhile, every Lord of the Rings fanpage worth its virtual pipe-weed has been debating whether a young Gandalf should even exist in The Rings of Power, with Tolkien lore-purists battling it out in Reddit threads that, honestly, are now longer than The Silmarillion. For those who want to keep score, the “Gandalf isn’t supposed to be here yet” camp is losing to the “We like watching wizards do stuff” crowd. No word on whether Tolkien himself is haunting anyone’s dreams, but if he is, my money’s on him being annoyed by the memes.
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