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Peter Jackson makes career admission after not making a feature film for 11 years

Director said he is ‘more excited’ about his scientific project that seeks to ‘de-extinct’ the Moa bird

The Independent UK

Scientists try to bring 12-foot tall giant bird back from 600-year extinction

Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, who is funding the ‘de-extinction’ project, says the successful reintroduction of the giant mao bird would be a dream

The Independent UK

Boyd Gaming Sells FanDuel Stake, Secures Long-Term Market Access Fees

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) has agreed to divest its 5% stake in FanDuel Group to Flutter Entertainment plc (NYSE:FLUT) for $1.755 billion in cash.

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Lord of the Rings’ Peter Jackson addresses his directing future after 11-year hiatus

Having not been behind the camera on a major Hollywood feature for 11 years, Sir Peter Jackson has insisted he is "certainly not retired" from making movies.

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First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly

The announcement that New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa) is the next “de-extinction” target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and filmmaker Peter Jackson, caused widespread alarm among scientists.

The Conversation

Dire Wolf's Return Could Be Followed by Moa's Revival—A 12-Ft. Flightless Bird Extinct for 600 Years

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, the company behind the dire wolf's resurrection, could soon bring back another extinct animal.

International Business Times UK

Lord of the Rings director aims to bring back long-extinct New Zealand bird

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Lord of the Rings director backs de-extinction project

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 species

The Independent UK

Wait, there's a Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum coming in 2027?

By Andy Serkis? From actual Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens?

PC Gamer

45 Years Ago, A Forgotten Fantasy Epic Proved That Adapting Tolkien Is Almost Impossible

Two decades before Peter Jackson, 'The Return of the King' dropped. Here's why it still matters.

Inverse

Gollum is back: the ‘stinker’ returns to the big screen in new Lord of the Rings film - The Hunt for Gollum

Andy Serkis will direct and star in The Hunt for Gollum with Peter Jackson and original team on board

Evening Standard

Why Flutter Entertainment May Be a Resilient Sports Betting Stock

FLUT stock is down after a miss on the top and bottom lines, but the stock is moving higher as investors consider the defensive nature of the industry

MarketBeat

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum finally announces release date

'Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' will be released on December 17 2027, New Line Cinema and Warner BRos have announced.

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Lord of the Rings fans say ‘it’s about time’ as new film lands release date 26 years after The Fellowship

Andy Serkis will return as Gollum for the new film

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Total Film

Andy Serkis' new Gollum-centric Lord of the Rings movie gets a precious December 2027 release date

One day to rule them all

Total Film

The Hunt For Gollum release date, plot, cast, and more news

Return to Middle-earth with our guide to new movie The Hunt For Gollum

The Independent UK

Huge Gandalf statue to be removed from airport after 12 years of delighting tourists

‘It’s been quite a Lord of the Rings-heavy storytelling theme in here’

The Guardian - UK

One to One: John & Yoko review – Lennon and Ono storm Manhattan in intimate post-Beatles doc

Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards’s spry study of the couple in early 70s New York is as much as jittery collage of the era’s culture as it is a revealing portrait

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Orlando Bloom eyes Lord of the Rings return

Orlando Bloom hopes to play Legolas in 'The Lord of the Rings' again - though thinks any project would lack "the magic" of the original trilogy.

The Independent UK

Sean Lennon says his parents John and Yoko were ‘the first power couple’

New documentary shows the couple during the Seventies as they worked on what would be John Lennon’s only full-length post-Beatles concert

PC Gamer

After a whopping 13 years in development, the Battle for Middle-earth's Extended Edition mod finally gives the beloved RTS the full Peter Jackson treatment

"Middle-earth Extended Edition returns".

The Guardian - UK

Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’

Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for life

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Elijah Wood says he wasn’t paid enough to retire for life for his role in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy

Opening up about his salary for appearing in the smash trilogy, actor Elijah Wood says he wasn’t paid enough to retire for life for his role in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.

The Guardian - UK

Yoko Ono is now getting acclaim, but why do rock stars’ female partners get so much abuse?

Ono was blamed for splitting the Beatles and taking John Lennon from his true calling. Let’s hope things are getting easier for women who date famous musicians

GamesRadar

Ubisoft's surprisingly ambitious King Kong game faced a sudden change because Peter Jackson's son didn't like the ape's face: "I had to rework Kong’s head, alone in the studio"

The team had "less than two years to develop" the game

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