Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

This Star Wars Fan Film May Contain the Goriest Moment the Galaxy Has Ever Seen

Star Wars: Exile is a 16-minute fan film about a pair of Jedi who must confront a sinister Inquisitor in the employ of Darth Vader and the dark side. It’s a bit talky at times. But it also has high production values including commendable special effects, a refreshingly diverse cast, multiple lightsaber battles, and—I can…

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YA Science Fiction Thriller The Final Six Has a Movie Deal and the Book Isn’t Even Finished Yet

Author Alexandra Monir scored with her debut, Timeless, and its sequel, Timekeeper, are best-sellers in the YA supernatural romance realm. But her star’s about to rise even more now that Sony has picked up her in-progress “space thriller,” The Final Six, based on the strength of its first few chapters. That’s not even the whole…

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If the Trailer for Korean Film The Wailing Is This Creepy, How Terrifying Is the Movie?

In an isolated small town, a determined cop investigates a string of unexplained deaths, as well as his daughter’s own mysterious affliction. Are they caused by a foreigner who’s suddenly entered the community—or something far more sinister that will require some supernatural countermeasures to defeat? That’s the premise of The Wailing (a.k.a. Goksung), the latest…

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The Mist TV Series Taps an Unexpected But Ideal Choice to Direct Its Premiere

We learned in mid-April that the TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist—previously a 2007 feature film—was surging forth at Spike TV. Now comes news that a director for the first episode has just been hired, and he’s an odd but maybe ideal choice: Adam Bernstein, who won an Emmy in 2007 for 30…

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Behind the Scenes of Game of Thrones‘ Latest Episodes

Here’s a lively, 10-minute behind-the-scenes peek at the first two episodes of Game of Thrones season six. We hear from several actors including Peter Dinklage, as well as director Jeremy Podeswa, writer Dave Hill, and others, who share animated storyboards, tales of what it’s like to shoot when one of your characters is a giant,…

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John Malkovich Will Play the Richest Man on Earth in Supernatural Fantasy Film Valley of the Gods

John Malkovich is always entertaining to watch, and he usually picks interesting and unusual material—which is why we’re excited to hear he’s joined the cast of Valley of the Gods, from Polish filmmaker Lech Majewski. He’ll play a “reclusive trillionaire” in the fantasy tale with supernatural elements. Majewski (who directed another intriguing actor, Rutger Hauer,…

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Piper Laurie Says She Has ‘No Idea’ Why She Wasn’t Included in the Twin Peaks Revival

In late April, we got the entire cast list for David Lynch’s reboot of Twin Peaks for Showtime. There were a lot of new additions, as well as familiar names who’d presumably be reprising their roles, like Kyle MacLachlan and Peggy Lipton. But fans were also left wondering why certain favorites had been left out.…

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Cult Horror Film Don’t Look in the Basement Gets a Sequel That Stays in the Family

In 1973, the distribution company behind sleazy horror classic The Last House on the Left—Wes Craven’s feature debut—released the similarly grimy Don’t Look in the Basement (a.k.a. The Forgotten). Though it never achieved the notoriety of Last House, it earned a minor cult following. Now, it’s getting a sequel. Yep, an actual sequel—not, as Last…

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The Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman Does His Best to Justify That Cliffhanger

The Walking Dead’s season six finale aired a full month ago, but its cliffhanger ending—who did Negan pick as his victim?—proved so controversial that fans are still fuming about it. Now, TWD comic writer and creator Robert Kirkman has addressed the issue, although it still might not assuage those fans who felt cheated by the…

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A Cop Time-Travels and Body-Swaps to Solve a Murder in Victim 321

A cop races against the clock to solve a murder? Seen it a million times. A cop travels back in time and wakes up in the body of a man who’ll be murdered in three days… unless he can figure out who’s plotting the crime? That’s something new, and is exactly the kind of insanity…

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Filmmaking God David Cronenberg Will Play Actual God in a Science Fiction Short

Well, this is some nifty casting. David Cronenberg—supreme lord of body horror; crafter of nightmares; director of films like Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Naked Lunch, Crash (the more disturbing and superior one), and A History of Violence—will play God in a new independent science fiction short. The Toronto-shot film is called Tomorrow’s Shadows, from writer-director…

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Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Is Bringing Another Supernatural Romance to the Big Screen

Twilight’s Stephenie Meyer is producing the adaptation of Kendare Blake’s supernatural novel Anna Dressed in Blood, which is about a star-crossed young couple whose love is so wrong it can only be right. But Meyer, who specializes in this sort of story, won’t be actually writing the script. That’ll be up to newcomer Allison Wood,…

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10 Things You Might Not Know About John Carpenter’s Cult Classic They Live

John Carpenter’s 1988 They Live is set in a dystopian version of Los Angeles where aliens are covertly controlling every aspect of human life. It stars a professional wrestler (Roddy Piper, who passed away last year) and contains one of the most epic fight scenes ever. Naturally, it’s a cult classic. But did you know…

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There Is Certainly Room in the Horror Universe for a New Puppet Master Movie

The original Puppet Master was released direct-to-video in 1989, but it became a cult sensation that spawned a franchise of sequels, prequels, spin-offs, toys, and comics. And since haunted puppets are evergreen (see also: Chucky), it looks like the Puppet Master series is about to get some major new big-screen love. Puppet Master: The Littlest…

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Alec Baldwin Plays an Shouty Mastermind in Dystopian Game-Show Thriller Andròn

Andròn, the first feature from Italian filmmaker Francesco Cinquemani, stars a cast of unknowns alongside two Hollywood stars (Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover) Its concept appears to meld The Hunger Games’ fight-to-the-death competition, The Truman Show’s all-seeing overlord, and the greenish-black palette of a thousand scifi films that’ve come before. It also, if the trailer holds…

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The Woman Who Discovered DNA’s Double Helix May Get a Much-Deserved Biopic

Rosalind Franklin, the British scientist whose research enabled the discovery of DNA’s double helix, will be getting a biopic if spec script Exposure is made. Fingers crossed, because not only would a feature film bring Franklin some much-deserved recognition—her life would make for quite a dramatic movie. https://gizmodo.com/the-unsung-hero-who-discovered-the-double-helix-5761388 Throughout her career—which ended tragically early, when…

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A Solo Mission to Mars Goes Weirdly Awry in Approaching the Unknown

Here’s the first trailer for writer-director Mark Elijah Robinson’s debut feature, Approaching the Unknown. An astronaut (Mark Strong) blasts off for Mars but ends up heading more in the direction of … well, the title’s kind of a giveaway. When existential weirdness meets space travel, though, anything’s possible. It certainly looks intriguing. The “one moment…

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If the Prequel to The Omen Isn’t a Satanic Sex Ed Film, Why Bother?

Current A&E drama Damien picks up where The Omen ended, fast-forwarding to cast the Antichrist as a 30-year-old New Yorker who’s rediscovering his demonic destiny. It’s an uneven show. But Satan’s pop-culture moment surges forth with the announcement that an Omen prequel movie is now in the works. So, presumably, the script—by newcomer Ben Jacoby—will…

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Charlie Brown and the ‘Peanuts’ Gang Are Coming Back to TV

Time Warner’s Boomerang network will begin airing the animated adventures of Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts” characters starting May 9. The shorts will air daily at 11:30am. However, the characters may not look exactly how fans of the classic cartoons (like A Charlie Brown Christmas) remember. This is because, as Variety explains, the new vignettes will be…

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Animal Planet’s ‘Monster Week’ Schedule Includes a Special on Yetis

Most of Animal Planet’s “Monster Week” programming is designed to promote the season finale of its highest-rated program, River Monsters, a show about ferocious fish. But tucked within the schedule is a special entitled Yeti Or Not, which will probe the existence of a certain Himalayan-dwelling giant. https://gizmodo.com/we-asked-the-hosts-of-finding-bigfoot-why-its-taking-so-1770642459 Here’s the description from Animal Planet, via…

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This Star Wars Fan Film May Contain the Goriest Moment the Galaxy Has Ever Seen

YA Science Fiction Thriller The Final Six Has a Movie Deal and the Book Isn’t Even Finished Yet

If the Trailer for Korean Film The Wailing Is This Creepy, How Terrifying Is the Movie?

The Mist TV Series Taps an Unexpected But Ideal Choice to Direct Its Premiere

Behind the Scenes of Game of Thrones‘ Latest Episodes

John Malkovich Will Play the Richest Man on Earth in Supernatural Fantasy Film Valley of the Gods

Piper Laurie Says She Has ‘No Idea’ Why She Wasn’t Included in the Twin Peaks Revival

Cult Horror Film Don’t Look in the Basement Gets a Sequel That Stays in the Family

The Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman Does His Best to Justify That Cliffhanger

A Cop Time-Travels and Body-Swaps to Solve a Murder in Victim 321

Filmmaking God David Cronenberg Will Play Actual God in a Science Fiction Short

Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Is Bringing Another Supernatural Romance to the Big Screen

10 Things You Might Not Know About John Carpenter’s Cult Classic They Live

There Is Certainly Room in the Horror Universe for a New Puppet Master Movie

Alec Baldwin Plays an Shouty Mastermind in Dystopian Game-Show Thriller Andròn

The Woman Who Discovered DNA’s Double Helix May Get a Much-Deserved Biopic

A Solo Mission to Mars Goes Weirdly Awry in Approaching the Unknown

If the Prequel to The Omen Isn’t a Satanic Sex Ed Film, Why Bother?

Charlie Brown and the ‘Peanuts’ Gang Are Coming Back to TV

Animal Planet’s ‘Monster Week’ Schedule Includes a Special on Yetis

Should We Be Hyped—or Freaked Out—About Nuclear Microreactors?

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees