Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Officially Returns to Direct Long-Awaited Sequel

One of the greatest fantasy worlds ever created remains J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, with its elves, dwarves, orcs, Balrogs, and wizards. While other realms have since been introduced into the fantasy genre over the past decades, Middle-earth still stands apart. Much of its cultural appeal stems from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson in the early 2000s, which remains one of the best movie trilogies of all time. The Oscar-winning trilogy put Jackson, a New Zealand-born filmmaker, on the map, and he soon returned to direct his The Hobbit trilogy, which was released between 2012 and 2014.