War of the Ring isn’t based on the movies. The Tolkien license is fickle that way. EA has the film license, so they are actually more limited to what they can cover and how things should look. This gives them an advantage over Sierra, whose book license forbids them from using the same voice actors, costumes, music, and artwork from the movies. Confusing stuff, but it neatly protects Sierra from some criticism. I mean, that is so totally not Ian McKellan voicing Gandalf and its like, so totally not their fault.