Lord of the Rings will resurrect this actor for The War of the Rohirrim (here's how)

Lord of the Ringsis an incredibly active brand these days. Amazon has been rolling out theRings of Poweron streaming, Andy Serkis is set to direct another live-actionLord of the Rings, and now the franchise is prepping the release of an animated prequel,The War of the Rohirrim.

The prequel will be set 183 years before the events of theLord of the Ringstrilogy, and focus on Helm Hammerland, a legendary warrior voiced by Brian Cox. The film will largely exist outside of the realm and the characters who were presented in the main trilogy, but one character is set to return is Sarumon.

Christopher Lee'sHobbitdialogue was repurposed

Sarumon was played by Christopher Lee, who died in 2015. It's difficult to imagine anybody but Lee playing the character, and thanks to movie magic, we don't have to. Lee will be lending his voice to the upcoming animated film, according toWar of the Rohirrimproducer Philippa Boyens.

Boyens spoke about the process of resurrecting Lee with TheOneRing at New York Comic Con. She explained that the late actor will be present as ever in theLord of the Ringsuniverse by way of all the outtakes and unused recordings that he left behind.

In particular, Lee's performance inWar of the Rohirrimwill be stitched together from line leadings that he gave during the making of theHobbittrilogy:

"Sir Christopher would’ve wanted this. So we went into his records, I got to go back and hear his voice–not just doing the lines, but talking to us as we were recording him."

Lee has had several posthumous releases

There's been some concern that AI was used to bring Lee back from the dead, but Boyens assured the fans that they will be getting an authentic performance, and one that was thoroughly researched to ensure that the actor's memory was respected. "It an authentic bit of Christoper Lee performance," she asserted.

This is far from the first time that Lee's voice has been used posthumously. He served as the voice of God in the filmAngels In Notting Hill(2016), the narrator in the shortThe Hunting of the Snark(2017), and the narrator for the TV documentaryThe Time War(2018). It's safe to assume, however, thatWar of the Rohirrimwill mark Lee's final voice appearance.

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