Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species.

Along with Colossal Biosciences, the filmmaker is joining an indigenous-centered partnership to resurrect the 12-foot-tall moa, dead for centuries.

Moa returning from extinction by Colossal Biosciences, entrepreneur Ben Lamm, Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson