Plus, the Dark Wizard looks vaguely likeChristopher Lee’s version of the character in the films.
Yet, that is not the only possible identity for the character.
There are fourIstarinot yet named in the series who the Dark Wizard could be.
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WhileThe Rings of Powerhas not taken a definite path yet, showrunnersJ.D.
PayneandPatrick McKayare already ruling out one possibility.
Though Prime Video’s series has become something of its own and has, understandably,taken liberties withJ.
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The story only suffers in the process.
Who Could ‘The Rings of Power’s Dark Wizard Be?
Even the most dedicated Tolkien reader knows little about either Blue Wizard.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
Not only is this storyline set in Rhun, but the character would explore a totally new story.