Jackson lives up to promise not to cut Lee from 'Hobbit'

Peter Jackson promised not to cut Christopher Lee out of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.

Jackson lives up to promise not to cut Lee from 'Hobbit'

Peter Jackson promised not to cut Christopher Lee out of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.

The filmmaker scrapped the actor's role as evil White Council wizard Saruman in the final 'Lord of the Rings' film 'The Return Of The King', and had to promise Lee he would never be axed in any of the three prequels.

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