Spoiler: none of the characters that are in lord of the rings will die in the prequel, wheras any characters they introduce will die before the events in lord of the rings or will have to come up with some reason they're insignificant for lord of the rings.
Wrong. Gandalf the Black will die, then return in the sequel as Gandalf the Grey.
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Spoiler: none of the characters that are in lord of the rings will die in the prequel, wheras any characters they introduce will die before the events in lord of the rings or will have to come up with some reason they're insignificant for lord of the rings.
Wrong. Gandalf the Black will die, then return in the sequel as Gandalf the Grey.