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 ...

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 ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. On Tuesday, Colossal Biosciences announced an effort to genetically ...

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 ...

Known for showcasing the awe-inspiring natural beauty of New Zealand in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," Jackson is now helping protect and restore that very environment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

NATIONAL NEWS ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa Jul 8, 2025, 10:08 AM ...