What’s actually going on with Saruman? Many fantasy fans will have asked themselves this question in the theatrical version of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The second-largest villain in the series disappeared from the scene after his defeat in the predecessor. As actor Christopher Lee also found out, director Peter Jackson had his death scene was simply cut from the film. Lee was beside himself.
Why are there no scenes with fantasy villain Saruman in The Lord of the Rings 3?
“No, why should I?” an angry Lee replied to the Guardian when asked if he would be attending the Lord of the Rings 3 premiere. “I’m shocked. If they have the reason [für die Kürzungen] If you want to know, ask Peter Jackson or the producers, because I don’t know.” According to his own statements, he only recently found out about the changes.
Jackson had recently explained his reasons to Ain’t It Cool: Saruman’s death scene was originally planned for the end of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but was postponed to the beginning of the sequel due to time constraints. In the end the director didn’t like it, to start the film with the remaining story of its predecessor. Even without the seven-minute scene, the film was already very long, and so the sequence fell victim to the scissors.
This is Saruman’s death scene from the Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings 3:
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However, the scene can be seen in the longer extended edition of the film. Perhaps that’s why Christopher Lee reconciled with Peter Jackson and returned as Saruman in two The Hobbit films. Before the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, according to Collider, he asked the director: “Am I still in the film?”
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