Beth Elderkin, Author at Gizmodo

Kurt Russell’s Hot Santa Is Back to Save Christmas from Deadpool’s Julian Dennison

Santa is back and he’s sexier than ever, but this time he’s not alone. In the first trailer for Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2, Goldie Hawn joins her partner Kurt Russell as the greatest couple of all time. This year, they’re trying to save their home and the holidays from a Christmas horror that makes…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Oct 19

We’re Dancing With the Ghosts of a Spooky Gif Party

Whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down, must stand and face the hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse’s shell. It’s a spooky time of year, with Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor terrifying audiences who are likewise trapped at home this Halloween. We’re “celebrating” scary houses and dancing ghosts in…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16

She-Ra and Kipo’s Karen Fukuhara on Her Animated Journeys Coming to a Close

It’s hard to say goodbye to a show you love, let alone two. Karen Fukuhara saw the end of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in May and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts this month. Now, the actor is sharing what it’s like to have been part of these two fan-favorite shows, as well…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16

Welcome to My Sims House of Horrors

The Sims is a great way to create fun, unrealistic versions of everyday life—a blessing in disguise for the times we’re living in. But it has another purpose: Finding out how evil you can be to digital strangers. For this unholiest of months, I decided to create a virtual house of horrors, trying to unlock…

Games Beth Elderkin Oct 16

Amazon Knows What You Did Last Summer and Is Making a TV Show About It

Get ready to feel the guilt…and pain. Amazon Studios has signed on for a television adaptation of I Know What You Did Last Summer, about a group of teens who do something really stupid and get murdered for it. As reported by Deadline, Amazon Studios has given the greenlight to YA horror series I Know What…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 14

Comics, Contracts, and Covid: Inside the Scandal at Terrific Production

The novel coronavirus pandemic has devastated the comic book industry. So it seemed too good to be true that one publisher was not only hiring en masse, it was recruiting new talent. But it could come at a price: the company would keep half of their pay until 90% of Americans were vaccinated against covid-19.…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Oct 14

Image: Vector That Fox for The Folio Society’s edition of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park Gets a Scarily Gorgeous Collector’s Edition for Its 30th Anniversary

Open the pages, and there you are: Welcome to Jurassic Park. The Folio Society has unveiled its latest collector’s edition, this time taking us deep into the world of genetically modified dinosaurs with Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. But don’t worry, the book doesn’t bite back. Well, hopefully. The Folio Society has announced a 30th-anniversary edition…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Oct 14

The Boys‘ Karen Fukuhara on Beating the Shit Out of Nazis and Hopes for Season 3

The Boys’s second season ended with a bang—or should we say a barrage of fists. Now, actor Karen Fukuhara is looking back on her time beating up a fictional Nazi and how giving Kimiko a voice in season two addressed a problem she said she hadn’t noticed before. While speaking with io9 about season three…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Oct 12

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3 Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Perfectly Kipo

And now, the end is near. Netflix’s Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is heading into its third and final season on the promise of global unity or Mute-ually assured destruction. The series does a beautiful job of bringing our beloved heroes’ story to a close, but gets weighed down by a villain who fails…

Television Beth Elderkin Oct 12

Alan Tudyk’s Resident Alien Shares a Peek at Its First 10 Minutes

He’s cold, he’s alone, he’s about to solve a murder. Oh yeah, and he’s an alien. Syfy has shared the first look at Resident Alien, which stars Alan Tudyk as an alien going undercover as a doctor in a small town—while struggling with whether he can follow through on his diabolical mission. The first 10…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 9

Ernest Cline Reveals That Ready Player Two Has the Same Damn Plot as Ready Player One

Get ready for a “wildly original” journey into déjà vu. Ernest Cline has shared new plot details about Ready Player Two, his long-awaited follow-up novel for Ready Player One. Maybe it’s commentary. Maybe it’s laziness. But either way, this book sounds like the same damn thing we already got. Cline shared the book cover and…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Oct 9

Nickelodeon’s Astronauts Takes Us Inside the Kids’ Stolen Spaceship

None of us are heading into space anytime soon (except maybe Tom Cruise), so it looks like space is coming to us. io9 has an exclusive first look inside the set of Nickelodeon’s The Astronauts, a sci-fi series about kids who find themselves on the unexpected journey of a lifetime. In this video tour, director…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 9

A Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2 Teaser Shows How the Kids Will Try to Survive

Isla Nublar: Where you are the endangered species. Netflix has announced that Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous is coming back for season two, releasing a teaser trailer hinting at the dangers to come, as the kids struggle to survive an island full of carnivorous dinosaurs. As revealed in a press release, Dreamworks Animation confirmed a second…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Oct 9

Meet Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3’s K-Pop Singing Narwhals

No, you didn’t just hallucinate. In this exclusive clip from season three of Netflix’s Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, we get a performance from the latest crew of animals to join Las Vistas. They’re K-Pop singers, they’re bonafide superstars, and also? They’re narwhals. We’ve got the first look at one of the best additions…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 9

Disneyland Isn’t Reopening Anytime Soon

California continues to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, and it’s going to keep theme parks closed a little while longer. Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that Disneyland, Universal Studios, and other theme parks in the state will remain shut for the time being—a decision that Disney chairman Bob Iger is apparently not happy with. During…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 8

Spider-Man 3 Gains Doctor Strange as a Mentor

They say that help can sometimes come from the strangest places. A new report says Benedict Cumberbatch is set to join Spider-Man 3, taking on the role of Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) new mentor. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cumberbatch will be reprising his role as Doctor Strange in Sony Pictures’ upcoming Spider-Man movie, which…

Movies Beth Elderkin Oct 8

Sandra Oh Will Star in a Supernatural Horror About Turning Into Her Own Mother

One of the biggest and most-universal fears is turning into our own parents. Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is taking that literally, as she’s set to star in and executive produce Sony Pictures’ upcoming supernatural horror film Umma—also produced by Sam Raimi. According to Deadline, Umma (“mother” in Korean), written and directed by Iris K.…

Movies Beth Elderkin Oct 8

The Nightmare Before Christmas Is Getting a Virtual Benefit Concert for Halloween

This is (virtual) Halloween, this is (virtual) Halloween. The Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation are teaming up to host a digital Halloween benefit concert of The Nightmare Before Christmas, giving all of us a chance to get our spooky holiday groove on from the comfort of our own homes. As announced in a…

Movies Beth Elderkin Oct 7

Damn, It Sounds Like Game of Thrones Actually Improved on Something From the Upcoming Books

Game of Thrones might have been the most popular show on television for awhile, but nowadays it’s looked at as something of a mixed bag. This is mostly because of the final season, but other decisions in seasons six and seven contributed. Hodor’s swan song was not one of them but it turns out that’s…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 7

I’m Already Crying Just Thinking About This New Netflix Show About a Lost Toy

Netflix has announced a new series called Lost Ollie, about a lost toy traveling through the countryside to find the boy who left him behind. Sure. OK. Thanks a lot, Netflix—as if I didn’t already have enough things in my life to make me sad. In a press release, Netflix revealed an upcoming four-part series…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 6

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Kurt Russell’s Hot Santa Is Back to Save Christmas from Deadpool’s Julian Dennison

We’re Dancing With the Ghosts of a Spooky Gif Party

She-Ra and Kipo’s Karen Fukuhara on Her Animated Journeys Coming to a Close

Welcome to My Sims House of Horrors

Amazon Knows What You Did Last Summer and Is Making a TV Show About It

Comics, Contracts, and Covid: Inside the Scandal at Terrific Production

Jurassic Park Gets a Scarily Gorgeous Collector’s Edition for Its 30th Anniversary

The Boys‘ Karen Fukuhara on Beating the Shit Out of Nazis and Hopes for Season 3

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3 Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Perfectly Kipo

Alan Tudyk’s Resident Alien Shares a Peek at Its First 10 Minutes

Ernest Cline Reveals That Ready Player Two Has the Same Damn Plot as Ready Player One

Nickelodeon’s Astronauts Takes Us Inside the Kids’ Stolen Spaceship

A Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2 Teaser Shows How the Kids Will Try to Survive

Meet Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3’s K-Pop Singing Narwhals

Disneyland Isn’t Reopening Anytime Soon

Spider-Man 3 Gains Doctor Strange as a Mentor

Sandra Oh Will Star in a Supernatural Horror About Turning Into Her Own Mother

The Nightmare Before Christmas Is Getting a Virtual Benefit Concert for Halloween

Damn, It Sounds Like Game of Thrones Actually Improved on Something From the Upcoming Books

I’m Already Crying Just Thinking About This New Netflix Show About a Lost Toy

Norway Man Cured of HIV With Brother’s Stem Cells

New Mercedes EQS Has Long Range, Quick Charging, and Quicker Steering

That ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ Lightsaber Moment Isn’t What You Think It Is

Marvel Legends Is Taking on ‘Marvel Rivals,’ and It Looks Great

The OpenAI-Anthropic Cold War Comes to Illinois

Trump’s ‘DoorDash Grandma’ Stunt Makes Life Hell for PR Flack

‘Andor’ Star Adria Arjona Is Joining ‘Man of Tomorrow’—But Maybe Not as Who You Thought

Here’s What Scientists Found When They Cooked Up Their Own ‘Mercury Rocks’

We Just Saw Behind the Scenes on ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,’ and It’s Bigger and Darker Than Ever

Roborock Qrevo Series Robot Vacuum and Mop Breaks Last Week’s Low, New All-Time Low With Nearly 40% Off

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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