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
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