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 Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king is a real-time strategy video game published by Electronic Arts, based on the "Lord of the Rings" film series based on the book, directed by Peter Jackson. "The Rise of the Witch-king" is the official expansion to "", which was published by the same company and released in 2006, for Microsoft Windows. "The Rise of the Witch-king" was shipped to stores in the United States on November 28, 2006 and