Editing Radagast (section)

===In film===
[[File:Sylvester_McCoy_as_Radagast_the_Brown.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Radagast was played as "a bumbling hero" by [[Sylvester McCoy]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s film trilogy of ''The Hobbit''.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}}]]

In [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'', Radagast is played by [[Sylvester McCoy]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmonic.com/sylvester-mccoy-is-radagast-the-brown |title=Sylvester McCoy is Radagast the Brown |publisher=Filmonic |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004073717/http://filmonic.com/sylvester-mccoy-is-radagast-the-brown |archive-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> and is expanded far beyond his brief role in the book.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}} McCoy stated that he saw Radagast as "very otherworldly with, as Tolkien depicts him, an empathy and kinship with nature, a Middle-earth version of [[St Francis of Assisi]]". McCoy added that while Radagast was rather absent-minded, he comes out as "a bumbling hero". As for his house, McCoy said that the idea was that the tree decided to grow right through it, and Radagast agreed that he and the tree could live together.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}} In the film, Radagast is the first wizard to visit [[Dol Guldur]] after he realizes that an evil power has infected the wood in which he lives. He discovers that a [[Necromancer]] (who turns out to be [[Sauron]]) has taken residence in the ruined fortress. In Dol Guldur he encounters the spirit of the [[Witch-king of Angmar]], as well as the shadow of the Necromancer himself, and escapes with the Morgul blade taken from the Witch-king.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}} Radagast's means of transportation is a sled pulled by enormous rabbits, a concept entirely original to the movie.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}} Radagast meets Gandalf, [[Bilbo Baggins]], and the Dwarves en route to [[Erebor]], and tells them of his discovery in Dol Guldur. When [[List of The Hobbit characters#Thorin's company|Thorin's Company]] are attacked by [[Orc (Middle-earth)|Orcs]] riding [[Warg (Middle-earth)|Warg]]s, Radagast mounts his sled and provides a distraction. Later, Saruman makes contemptuous remarks about Radagast during a meeting with Gandalf, [[Elrond]], and [[Galadriel]].{{sfn|Holston|Winchester|2018|pp=130-132}} The writer [[Brian Sibley]] comments that the fact that Tolkien said little about Radagast gave Jackson's screenwriters freedom to make of the character what they liked.{{sfn|Sibley|2012|pp=130–135}} ''[[The Economist]]'' wrote that Radagast the Brown had been created from Tolkien's "sparse and bare" hints as to his character.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prospero |title=An unexpected disappointment |url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2012/12/11/an-unexpected-disappointment |access-date=4 June 2020 |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |date=11 December 2012}}</ref> The sled chase was filmed in the [[Strath Taieri]] glacial valley of New Zealand's [[South Island]], strewn with real boulders.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 |url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/h/Hobbit-An-Unexpected-Journey.php |website=Movie Locations |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Taieri Plain, Otago, New Zealand, June 2009.jpg|thumb|Radagast's sled chase in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' was filmed in the [[Strath Taieri]], Otago, New Zealand]]

In ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Radagast appears with Gandalf in a few scenes. The two wizards investigate an empty tomb, determining that the [[Nazgûl]] are once again awake and have been summoned. Gandalf bids Radagast to go and tell [[Galadriel]] of all they find, and that the [[White Council]] must make a pre-emptive move on Dol Guldur. Inside the ruins, Gandalf confronts the Necromancer and finds that he is indeed Sauron, just as Radagast had thought.{{sfn|Holston|Winchester|2018|pp=132-133}}

In ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', Radagast arrives in Dol Guldur as the White Council battle Sauron and the Nazgûl, and carries the wounded Gandalf on his sled.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Quotes – 'Will you follow me, one last time?' |url=https://www.moviequotesandmore.com/battle-of-the-five-armies-quotes/ |website=Movie Quotes and More |access-date=19 June 2020}}</ref> In the final battle, Radagast leads a charge of the [[Eagles in Middle-earth|Great Eagles]] at the end of the battle to assist the Dwarves, [[Men in Middle-earth|Men]], and [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] against the Orcs.