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Peter Jackson insists his camera is far from packed away. Speaking after a decade-long break from narrative features, the Oscar-winner said he is “currently writing three different screenplays” and dismissed talk of retirement. At the same time, Jackson and partner Fran Walsh have invested about $15 million in a bid to recreate the giant moa, a 10-to-12-foot flightless bird that vanished from New Zealand around 600 years ago.

The director’s update, first reported by Variety, clarifies that his film work continues in parallel with the de-extinction project. He described screenwriting sessions that run alongside producing duties on The Hunt for Gollum and ongoing Beatles-related documentaries.

According to the Associated Press, Jackson began collecting moa bones years ago and now holds roughly 300-400 specimens, making him an ideal backer for Colossal Biosciences, the Texas startup driving the research.

Scientists plan to compare ancient DNA to that of living relatives such as the emu and tinamou,...

Ten years ago, filmmaker Louie Psihoyos was researching ocean degradation when he crossed paths with activist Ric O'Barry, the man responsible for training TV's most famous cetacean, Flipper. Together they went undercover to expose the captive dolphin industry; what they witnessed off the coast of Japan became The Cove, winner of the 2010 Oscar for best documentary. "I really started out doing the movie I'm doing now," says Psihoyos, "and on the way I got distracted by Ric O'Barry's mission. But I'm glad we stumbled on The Cove's story...