Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost ...

In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences are partnering to “de-extinct” the centuries-extinct New Zealand ...

Now, the famed trilogy, which earned $2.9 billion worldwide, is now streaming on HBO Max, per TotalFilm. The final film in the trilogy, The Return of the King, won Best Picture at the 2004 Academy ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, said he first met the “Lord of the Rings” director when he went to ...

The film is a "Lord of the Rings" continuation that Andy Serkis, who portrayed the character in the movie, will direct. Meanwhile, Jackson is involved in producing and writing the highly ...

A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, May 5, 2025.

Business 'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa Automated narration. Learn more ...

‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago ...