‘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 ...

Andy Serkis has shared some exciting news about the upcoming film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. This movie will take place between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, focusing ...

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 ...

Serkis added, “I’m incredibly excited to go back and work with my friends and family in New Zealand.” The film is set to explore Gollum’s journey between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum announcement came with a statement from Andy Serkis, who provided the motion-capture performance and voice for Gollum in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning ...

Because honestly, if you want to be anywhere in the world right now, New Zealand is the place." Orlando Bloom as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Warner Bros ...

The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago, mainly because of overhunting.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson, left, and Colossal CEO Ben Lamm hold up bones from Jackson’s collection of extinct moa bones in Wellington, New Zealand, 2024. A depiction is represented of the largest ...

At that point, he'd amassed between 300 and 400 bones, he said. In New Zealand, it's legal to buy and sell moa bones found on private lands, but not on public conservation areas—nor to export them.

News / Life / Entertainment ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New ...