The fact that Saruman will be in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is exciting enough, but the surprising casting of the character makes this news even better. The upcoming animated Lord of the Rings movie is set nearly 200 years before Peter Jackson’s film trilogy and tells the story of Helm Hammerhand’s daughter, Hra, and Rohan’s conflict with the Dunlendings. While most characters that play a role in Frodo’s story won’t have been born yet, there is some room for crossover in War of the Rohirrimthough casting would prove a little more complicated.
