Andy Serkis' upcoming Gollum-centric Lord of the Rings movie couldn't be more different from Peter Jackson's epic trilogies, and that's for the best.

Tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson have joined forces in one of the boldest scientific ventures to date, reviving the extinct South Island giant moa, a bird that vanished from New Zealand centuries ago.

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films were action blockbusters, but they were also deeply emotional stories, just like the novel they adapted. It is difficult for fans to make it through the trilogy without getting teary-eyed at least once,