Christopher Lee says he will return to his role as Saruman IF he gets the phone call. He was speaking to Empire magazine about Saruman, Wizards and Middle Earth happenings in general.
Although Saruman doesn’t feature in The Hobbit he could well play a major part in Film 2 as he explains:
“Somewhere, somehow, and it was never actually explained, Saruman turns and it’s probably the Palantír (the wizard’s crystal ball thingy) that makes Saruman realise that if Sauron can do this, why can’t I do it and Saruman wants to become The Lord Of The Rings himself. 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.”
Its great news to here he’s willing to reprise the role despite the fall out over axed scenes from the Lord Of The Rings and hopefully the phone call won’t be long in coming.
If Del Toro and Co. do make the call the added bonus will be having one of the worlds recognised authorities of Middle Earth aboard to help “fill the gaps” for Hobbit 2.
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