Why was Christopher Lee cast as Saruman?

Índice:

1. Why was Christopher Lee cast as Saruman?
2. Why was Christopher Lee cut out of Lord of the Rings?
3. Is Saruman bad?
4. Is Saruman dead?
5. Why did Sauron become an eye?
6. Why did Saruman turn bad?

Why was Christopher Lee cast as Saruman?

Playing Saruman was more ideal since it involved less fighting and horseback riding. (Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee had a 17 year age difference.) Lee was the only actor of The Lord of the Rings who had ever met Tolkien. ... Lee is said to have had more recorded sword fights than any other actor in history.

Why was Christopher Lee cut out of Lord of the Rings?

Lee was so angered by the move, that he boycotted the premiere. Jackson said at the time that it was for reasons of narrative that he left Lee's part on the cutting room floor. ... We can now crack straight into setting up the narrative tension of ROTK, which features Sauron as the villain.”

Is Saruman bad?

Though not truly faithful to his master, Saruman unintentionally fell deeper under Sauron's sway by delving into Ring-lore and betraying the Valar. He is one of the few characters in Middle-earth who is morally "grey" - being neither a genuine servant of evil nor an agent of good.

Is Saruman dead?

After losing the battle, Saruman is killed by his own assistant, the downtrodden Wormtongue. The Scouring of the Shire was never likely to make it into the film version of The Lord of the Rings, since it's more or less an epilogue to the main story, and a new ending was therefore required for Christopher Lee's Saruman.

Why did Sauron become an eye?

Sauron wanted powerful Elves on his side so he forged the Rings of Power. ... When Sauron was defeated by Prince Isildur of Gondor, his finger was severed, as was the Ring. He also lost his physical form and from then on, Sauron manifested as an Eye.

Why did Saruman turn bad?

Paul Kocher identifies Saruman's use of a palantír, a seeing-stone, as the immediate cause of his downfall, but also suggests that through his study of "the arts of the enemy", Saruman was drawn into imitation of Sauron.