Overview

• Jackson confirms he is writing three original screenplays, dismissing rumors that he has retired from feature filmmaking after an 11-year hiatus.
• He is producing The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, scheduled for December 17, 2027, with Andy Serkis making his directorial debut on the project.
• Viggo Mortensen has not yet signed on to reprise Aragorn in the Gollum spin-off, leaving that casting decision open.
• Jackson and Fran Walsh have invested $15 million in Colossal Biosciences to genetically engineer living birds to resemble the extinct South Island Giant Moa.
• He says that bringing back the Giant Moa could offer a level of excitement that surpasses any film he could possibly make.