It’s like I’m hearing one of my favorite bands are getting back together for one more tour. It look s like the White Wizard will return for the Hobbit as JoBlo, and Christopher Lee’s official site are reporting that Peter Jackson has secured Christopher Lee to reprise his role as Saruman and filming is expected to begin next month.
A post on Christopher Lee’s official website reads:Slowly but surely, Peter Jackson has managed to secure the return of the majority of the major stars from The Lord of the Rings franchise for his soon to be shooting prequel, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit
Sir. Christopher Lee had been in talks to reprise his role as the wizard Saruman and it now looks certain, providing that he is in good health, that he will be appearing in the movie.
I think this is great news! These guys devoted years of their lives to ingrain Middle-Earth into their minds while filming the Lord of the Rings Trilogy so I really don’t think that there are many out there that are better prepared or more enthusiastic about reprising these roles for the Hobbit, but the question for me is “Why are so many people returning?” My understanding is that they’ve secured Ian McKellan for Gandalf, Andy Serkis as Gollum, but there’s also Elijah Wood as Frodo and Orlando Bloom is rumored to return as Legolas. And if memory serves correct there’s an older rumor that we’d see a certain Ranger cameo in the films as well.
I’m probably one of those guys that you want to punch in the face because I never read the Hobbit or the Lord of the rings, but from what friends have shared with me there’s really no place for Frodo, Legolas, or Aragorn in this film. How do you guys feel about the possibility of them taking some liberties with the story for the theatrical release? I really hope they find a creative way to bridge the films in an appreciable way but I can’t imagine what they have in mind.
