The Lord of the Rings (film series) September 2009, the dispute was settled. The success of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy led to Jackson directing a trilogy of prequels based on Tolkien's children's book "The Hobbit". The films, which were released between 2012 and 2014, used much of the cast and crew of "The Lord of the Rings", including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm (as older Bilbo), Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom who reprised their roles. Although the "Hobbit" films were even more commercially successful than "The Lord of the Rings", they received mixed reviews from critics. Numerous video
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) 2003 Spike Video Game Awards, "Return of the King" was nominated for two awards; "Best Animation" and "Best Game Based on a Movie". It lost in both categories, to "" and "Enter the Matrix", respectively. The console version won in two categories at the DICE 2004 awards: "Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance: Male" (for Elijah Wood's voice role as Frodo) and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design". In 2014, IGN included the game in their list of the "5 Best "Lord of the Rings" Video Games." Despite the game's receiving general critical acclaim and selling well, Peter Jackson, director of the