<P> The next year, Jackson himself sued the studio over profits from the first film, slowing development of the Hobbit prequels until late 2007 . The Tolkien Trust filed a lawsuit in February 2008, for violating Tolkien's original deal over the rights that they would earn 7.5% of the gross from any films based on his works . The Trust sought compensation of $150 million . A judge denied them this option, but allowed them to win compensation from the act of the studio ignoring the contract itself . On 8 September 2009, the dispute was settled . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Numerous video games were released to supplement the film series . They include: The Two Towers, Pinball, The Return of the King, The Third Age, The Third Age (GBA), Tactics, The Battle for Middle - earth, The Battle for Middle - earth II, The Battle for Middle - earth II: The Rise of the Witch - king, The Lord of the Rings Online, Conquest, Aragorn's Quest, War in the North, Lego The Lord of the Rings, Guardians of Middle - earth, Lego The Hobbit (video game), Middle - earth: Shadow of Mordor, and Middle - earth: Shadow of War . </P>

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