In a video message to his fans, Christopher Lee sounds as he ever does.
"We are coming to the end of 2011," he intones in his trademark baritone. "I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, a happy Christmas, and the family's gathered together." Proceeding from there, he begins to talk about the state of the world, and how the state of things are in bad shape. It's heavy talk coming from the long-time actor, but with his 90th birthday approaching, it would be weirder if he didn't have thoughts of mortality on his mind.
Lee spends much of the video discussing "The Hobbit," the two-part prequel to "Lord of the Rings" that sees the actor returning to the role of Saruman the White.
According to Lee, he's finished filming his scenes for both movies, scenes he hopes to live long enough to see again. That may sound macabre, but at his age, Lee says he takes smaller roles that don't require as much time on set.
"What is extremely important is that in these two films, which of course are long before 'Lord of the Rings,'" he says. "Saruman, who I play again, is indeed still Saruman the White, but he is a good and noble man, and the head of the Council of Wizards, as he always was." When "The Hobbit" drops, it'll be a joy to see Lee on screen, as it always is.
Lee also spoke about his other movie projects, such as "Hugo," "The Wicker Tree," and "The Hobbit." After lauding Martin Scorsese's directorial skills with "Hugo," he stresses that "Wicker Tree" is not a sequel to "The Wicker Man" -- it's more of a spiritual successor. Lee was the villain in the original "Wicker Man" -- not the Nic Cage remake, unfortunately -- but his role in the new film, listed as "Old Man," would seem less involved.
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