 While John Gilbert (IX) (qv) was editing  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) and  Michael Horton (II) (qv) was editing  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv),  Jamie Selkirk (qv) was cutting the final chapter. From the start,  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) wanted his longtime associate Selkirk on  _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv) as he  knew Selkirk would stay focused on the climax of the entire saga.