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Christopher Lee Would Return as Saruman

June 4, 2008

86-year-old Christopher Lee has expressed his interest in returning as Saruman in Guillermo del Toro's The Hobbit and/or the untitled sequel.

While the evil wizard is not featured in the "Lord of the Rings" prequel, the two films give plenty of room for Saruman to return in some aspect. Lee tells Empire Online:

I'd be interested in seeing how that transition from good to evil occurred and, yes, of course I would return to the role if I was asked.

For much more on the wizards' backstory, read the full interview here.

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COMMENTS (32)

Posted by:

Reed

June 4, 2008

Interesting...

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Cerebral Excess

June 4, 2008

Sweet!! Christopher Lee was great as Saruman. Good to see more of the original cast in The Hobbit.

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Cerebral Excess

June 4, 2008

No actor previously involved was a bigger Tolkien fan than Lee. I'd say he's in.

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FireFly's Enigma

June 4, 2008

They can't have Saruman in the Hobbit however I can see him F2. I haven't got a chance to read the other writings but I'm going to try soon.

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FireFly's Enigma

June 4, 2008

*I can see him in F2*

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LOTR Fan

June 4, 2008

That is great news, I'm glad to hear that he is interested. I know that in an online chat with Peter Jackson and Guillermo that they both said that they want all the original cast if intersted back for the sequel if a part presents itself.

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FireFly's Enigma

June 4, 2008

LORT fan, that online chat was great! I love how they talked about Smaug being the dragon of all dragons. At least that's how I took it.

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Pecos Bill

June 4, 2008

Awesome, would love to see him in the second movie.

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DEEJAY

June 4, 2008

86 years old dang better film it before he dies :X good choice on the actor though keepin the film to the original cast