Katharine Trendacosta

Paul Greengrass Will Bring Orwell’s 1984 Back to the Big Screen

Sony’s setting up another adaptation of George Orwell’s classic, this time with Paul Greengrass in the director’s chair. Well, it’s not like it’s a book that gets less relevant as time goes on. The question remains if this’ll come before or after Greengrass’ return to the Bourne franchise, which is supposedly going to come out…

Pop Art Paintings Reveal the Your Favorite Characters’ Hidden Secrets

We’ve covered the work of Grégoire Guillemin before, but this time he’s taking on a completely different style of art in order to expose the secrets characters have been hiding from us. https://gizmodo.com/fritz-langs-silver-surfer-bauhaus-iron-man-and-other-5859376 Guillemin’s calling these “The Secret Life of Heroes” and they range from fairy tales to comics characters to Star Wars: And, of…

Melissa McCarthy Will Play a “Comedy Adventure” Version of Tinker Bell

Well, it’s been a few hours since we heard news about a live-action update to a classic kid’s tales, so here we go: Fox has reportedly acquired a Tinker Bell movie from Melissa McCarthy and Shawn Levy (A Night at the Museum). The idea comes from Levy, who will direct, and McCarthy, who will star.…

Hannibal Buress’ Matrix Rap Reveals the Many Rhymes of “Morpheus”

A recent episode of The Eric Andre Show, co-host Hannibal Buress closed the show by rapping as Laurence Fishburne’s Matrix character. It turns out that there are a staggering number of words that kind of rhyme with “Morpheus.” [Hannibal Buress via Laughing Squid]

Which Big Names Is X-Men: Apocalypse Considering for Jean Grey?

The big bad of Captain America 3 could be someone we’ve already met. Who’s playing a key figure in Batman v. Superman? Take our first look at Pixar’s Inside Out. Natalie Dormer explains how she thinks Margaery Tyrell should die on Game of Thrones. And could another Flash/Arrow crossover happen soon? Spoilers now! Top image:…

PBS has announced its new series, continuing to devote Wednesdays to nature, science, and technology. Joining the existing line-up are the Earth A New Wild hosted by Dr. M. Sanjayan; the Ken Burns-producer Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies; and First Peoples, a look at how early humans evolved. [Variety]

Forever Won Tuesday Night TV With a Single Line

Forever’s promos are like performance art at this point. While this episode technically had to do with changing jazz history, it was mostly about parents being awful at connecting with their kids. Spoilers… This week’s case is all about a jazz composition called “6 A.M.” and the murder that accompany it. Ostensibly the reason for…

A Rare Look Inside a Magnificent South African Wildlife Reserve

Jason G. Goldman is currently in South Africa, getting up close and personal with the animals there. He visited the Nambiti Private Game Reserve, where he snapped all these beautiful photos of the lions there. Read all about it, and learn the lions’ names, below. https://gizmodo.com/photo-safari-lions-1660494576

If Chris Pratt’s the Star of Cowboy Ninja Viking, It’s Perfect Casting

We’ve blown far past the point where any Chris Pratt casting seems out of left field. He could say yes to anything now, and we’d all shrug and go “Okay. I’d see it.” So if Collider‘s sources are right that he’s going to be the lead in Cowboy Ninja Viking, that sounds pretty much perfect.…

Honest Trailers Finds That, In Retrospect, The Little Mermaid Is Creepy

While the crew at Screen Junkies hits all the points many, many people have found objectionable over the years, they also found a few new ones. Like: Why are some sea creatures full characters and others beasts of burden? And: “Les Poissons” is actually the scariest song in the movie. They have to take everything…

One Of The Guardians of the Galaxy Is Willing To Visit Agents of SHIELD

Rumors abound about the first teaser of Star Wars: The Force Awakens… and the movie’s shocking ending. A new viral website reveals a ton about Jurassic World’s universe and gives us a first look at the return of a familiar face. And we may know who’s staying and who’s leaving in Doctor Who’s Christmas Special.…

The LEGO Movie 2 Will Have a Bunch of New Female Characters

There are so many reasons this is exciting: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who wrote and directed the first LEGO movie and are writing the second, say there will be a lot more female characters in the sequel. Speaking to BBC News, the pair said that not only do they want to do this, it’s…

There Won’t Be a CGI Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Hunger Games

Soon after the passing of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, word came out that the final films in The Hunger Games would use a CGI duplicate to complete his performance as Plutarch. Now, director Francis Lawrence has said that they ultimately decided against it. It’s probably for the best. https://gizmodo.com/phillip-seymour-hoffman-will-be-digital-in-his-final-hu-1518414469 Speaking with the Huffington Post, Lawrence said:…

Why Tamora Pierce Should Be Hollywood’s Favorite Author Right Now

On TV and in film, we’re seeing a lot of properties get developed that we never thought would have a chance. In some cases, we’re seeing single properties stretched to into whole universes. Why do this when there are two worlds, by the same author, which are perfectly suited to this kind of adaptation? Top…

FX Is Making a Television Show Out of Alan Moore’s From Hell

And the comics-domination of TV keeps on coming: FX is developing a drama series based on Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s graphic novel. Hey, remember when Johnny Depp starred in a film based on the same thing? (In before the comments get all over this: Yes, graphic novels and comics are not exactly the same.…

Do Ant-Man Set Photos Reveal An Unlikely Romance?

There are some new guesses about Lupita Nyong’o’s Star Wars character. James Gunn explains why he’s changing Peter Quill’s backstory in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Set video shows even more detail of Batman v. Superman’s take on a classic Batman moment. Plus all about tonight’s Sleepy Hollow. Spoilers now! Top image: Ant-Man Star Wars…

The Man Who Hears Wi-Fi Signals Wherever He Goes

Frank Swain, who has been going deaf since he was in his twenties, had his hearing aids tweaked so that he could hear Wi-Fi fields wherever he goes. Swain wrote about the experience for New Scientist, describing what has become a regular part of his day. In his first-person account, Swain explains why he’s taken…

Watch Peggy Carter Interrogate Agents of SHIELD‘s Hydra Leader

If there are two things I really love about season 2 of Agents of SHIELD, they are 1) How it’s tying itself into the history of SHIELD and 2) Reed Diamond as Hydra head Daniel Whitehall. Behold, a clip from Tuesday’s episode with both of those things. I’m going to be pretty sad when Diamond’s…

Game of Thrones Concept Art Gives Us a Look at Life North of the Wall

Karakter Design Studio, Game of Thrones’ VFX concept art team, has just released a treasure trove of art from season 4. While locations like Braavos (above) and King’s Landing look great, it’s the art from North of the Wall that is the most captivating. Karaktor’s not only put the art online, but there are also…

Rare Set Photos Show James Remar as the Original Dwayne Hicks in Aliens

When Aliens came out in 1986, Michael Biehn played the Marine squad leader Corporal Dwayne Hicks. But before that casting, James Remar (who can be seen most recently in Horns and heard in Destiny, and is lodged in many people’s minds as Harry Morgan in Dexter) filmed a chunk of the part. At the time,…