Here’s a short article from the BBC News regarding Lee as Saruman:
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Horror star Christopher Lee is in final talks to co-star in the upcoming production of Lord of the Rings, according to reports from the US.
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Lee, who has starred in nearly 250 films and TV productions, could play Saruman in the epic JRR Tolkien tale, being made over the course of a year by New Zealand director Peter Jackson.
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Fellow British stars Ian Holm and Sir Ian McKellen are already signed up to appear in the trilogy, which begins shooting in New Zealand in October.
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The cast is really coming together!