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 Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition was a traveling exhibit, created for the Te Papa Tongarewa museum of New Zealand by Wellington exhibition design company Story Inc, featuring actual props and costumes used in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" movies, as well as special effects demonstrations and "making of" documentary videos. The exhibit developed and changed slightly as it moved from one museum to another. While the Exhibit could not possibly hope to contain anywhere near a majority of the props and costumes used