You think Harrison Ford being 65 years old, reprising his Indiana Jones role is cool?!
Well, that’s nothing… In fact, it’s puny compared to what Christopher Lee wants to do.
Who’s Christopher Lee? Better yet, what role is he reprising?
He’s the badass old man who played the evil wizard SARUMAN in LOTR Movies.
Empire Online got Lee speaking about wanting to appear in the movie THE HOBBIT, directed by Guillermo Del Toro
I’ve never read the book, but currently they’re not planning to feature Saruman in this prequel project.
But that doesn’t mean that Christopher Lee won’t do the gig again..
“I’ve read the books time and again,” said the 86-year-old. “Originally Saruman The White and the rest of the wizards, or the Istari as they call them, were immortal. There were five of them, two of them never appear, I know their names but they never appear, and the only three that are mentioned are Saruman The White, Gandalf The Grey and Radagast The Brown who you never see – so basically it’s two wizards.
“They lived for thousands of years and they were sent to the earth and they are virtually immortal. When it all started, Saruman was the noblest, the finest, the bravest, the most dependable and reliable of them all, he was number one. But somewhere, somehow, and it was never actually explained, he 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.”
Would you wanna see Saruman again? Or would you rather see other LOTR characters appear in THE HOBBIT?
