Exploring Tolkien

76. Saruman the suck-up, Elrond hates Men, and Formless Sauron - with the Middle-earth Mixer!
The Middle-earth Mixer joins us this week to look at why Peter Jackson made some pretty big changes to 3 central characters. Listen in as we look at:
- Sauron, the Formless
- Elrond, the Unbeliever
- Saruman, Sith Lord
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- How could Sauron have been better portrayed in the films?
- Did Christopher Lee regret playing the changed Saruman?
- Did Peter Jackson kill off Saruman just to get rid of the Scouring of the Shire?