Saruman than in their equivalent books, and he appears in several scenes that are not depicted in Tolkien's work. In the films, Saruman is depicted presenting himself outright as a servant of Sauron. Smith and Matthews suggest that Saruman's role is built up as a substitute for Sauron—the story's main antagonist—who never appears directly in the book. Jackson confirms this view in the commentary to the DVD. They also suggest that having secured veteran British horror actor Christopher Lee to play Saruman, it made sense to make greater use of his star status. Despite this increased role in the first two
Battle of the Hornburg between the book and the film battles are: The Battle of the Hornburg is also a key part of Peter Jackson's film adaptation, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". In the context of the film, it is referred to as the "Battle of Helm's Deep", and like Bakshi, Jackson identifies "Helm's Deep" with the fortress itself, whether by misinterpretation of the source novel or metonym. As Gríma says to Saruman: "Théoden will not stay at Edoras ... They will flee to Helm's Deep, the great fortress of Rohan." In the movie, 10,000 of Saruman's Uruk-hai (with no orcs