Lord of the Rings: This legendary actor dreamed of playing Jandab, but Peter Jackson gave another role

This is a very embodiment of the perfect trilogy. In the early 2000s, the three novel films adapted to The Lord of the Rings were unprecedented success. He won his crazy bet on the screen, a work that is undesirable, Peter Jackson returned to the category of the greatest directors of his time.

A magician can hide someone else’s

The film’s success is a lot to do with the work of New Zealand’s filmmaker and, of course, the quality of novels written by JRR Tolkien. But the casting of the trilogy is also among the most successful elements of this adaptation, so it would be difficult to imagine other actors than those who appear in Saga.

And yet, the actor could have been quite different after the magician had almost a face … Sarumane. Christopher Lee was a big fan of the novel and is the only member of the actor who was able to meet JRR Tolkien. The writer would give him a time when his blessing was Gandalf’s game, but Peter Jackson preferred him to be entrusted to the role of a war.

Christopher Lee tried to play everything!

No one will be able to criticize the director because Ian McKellen prefers to the role of a gray magician (then white). The English actress was not the first choice of filmmaker, as Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart offered the role before him, but they refused. Fair game, Christopher Lee admitted that he was still “Very Old” For the role.

Peter Jackson says in an interview with the documentary film The Life and Deaths that the English actor asked to give the film to try to convince him of giving him the role of Gandalf.

“He was very good in Jandafi, but was better at Saruman. Says the director who is still director Christopher Lee Le Hobite in the trilogy.

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