Katharine Trendacosta, Author at Gizmodo

Filming Westworld ‘s Orgy Scene Was a Lot of Hard Work (No Pun Intended)

In last night’s episode of Westworld, “Contrapasso,” Billy (Jimmi Simpson), Logan (Ben Barnes), and Delores (Evan Rachel Wood) made it to the town at the edge of the park, Pariah. If the name wasn’t enough of a clue about what kind of town it was, there was a big old orgy to make it clear.…

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The Magical Strudel in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Just Raises Too Many Questions

Nothing has frustrated us more than this new clip from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which shows Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol) magicking up a strudel. We’re in full blown magical theory debate here, guys. In all seriousness, this clip has me and James Whitbrook (our resident Brit) completely up in arms. I hate…

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Bring Us Your Spookiest Gifs for the Gif Party

Yeah, we’ve had the David S. Pumpkins skit on all week, too. Probably because we can’t. Get. The. Music. Out. Of. Our. Heads. Anyway, ‘tis the gif party before Halloween, so go nuts with the ghosts and ghouls in the comments.

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Kevin Feige Says a Captain America Movie Doesn’t Need to Star Steve Rogers

Ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe really took off, one of the big questions has been how long it could go before it had to replace one of its stars. And Marvel head Kevin Feige has admitted that it’s entirely possible the movies will follow the comics and replace Steve Rogers as Captain America. So…

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Director Doug Liman Thinks WB Will Let Him Make the Justice League Dark Movie Weird as Hell

Doug Liman thinks he knows why Warner Bros. picked him to direct the Justice League Dark movie, a.k.a. Dark Universe: because there was no chance of him turning in a movie that looked like anyone else’s. Speaking with IGN, Liman talked a little bit about Edge of Tomorrow 2 (still happening! It will “revolutionize how…

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Brandon Sanderson’s Giant Fantasy Universe Is Coming to the Big Screen

It’s kind of surprising that it’s taken this long for us to get here, but DMG Entertainment has bought the rights to best-selling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books. All of them. And it looks like we’re not going to have to wait that long to see them in theaters. For those not in the…

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These Rumored Star Trek: Discovery Characters Reveal a Lot of New Plot Possibilities

Last night, it was Bryan Fuller would no longer be serving as showrunner for Star Trek: Discovery—an announcement that makes a good deal of sense when you consider the man’s workload. But buried in that news was a little tidbit about the cast that is slightly strange. As we’ve said before, Fuller’s announcement isn’t reason…

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Hank Is Frustration Come to Life in an Adorable Deleted Scene From Finding Dory

For those of us with a… grouchier disposition, Hank (Ed O’Neill) was a delight in Finding Dory. And in this storyboarded (and deleted) scene, Hank and Dory go on a journey to find Dory’s parents. Who doesn’t love a montage that includes one character getting progressively more and frustrated? You can see why this was…

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A Real Fake School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Is Opening in France

Looking to hone your fake wizarding skills? Then you might want to enroll in this Harry Potter fan-created magic school in France. Or you could just go on a vacation in France like a normal person. Yeah, do that instead. Do not spend however much money this is going to cost. If you’re determined to…

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Here’s Some Suicide Squad Concept Art That Will Be Starring in Your Nightmares Tonight

Concept artist Christian Lorenz Scheurer has followed in the footsteps of others by putting some Suicide Squad concept art up on his website. And it is freaky as hell. While all of Scheurer’s art is gorgeous (seriously, check out the Joker and Harley near the bottom), I’m confident most of my upcoming nightmares are going…

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Thor: Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi Says Goodbye to Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in the Best Way

This is the only way to bid adieu to your coworkers.

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A ‘Comic Revisionist’ Fairy Godmother Movie Is in the Works, Which… Enh

Fairy tales are so tired right now. They can’t keep up with all the reimaginings and spinoffs and mashups and modern takes. In the realm where the Platonic manifestations of fairy tales live, they’re just begging for a break. And yet… MGM was the winner of a “competitive” bidding process to buy Fairy Godmother, the…

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Tom Hanks Is Totally Up for Wooing Channing Tatum in the Splash Remake

We would totally watch this movie. And it would not matter to us whether it was because Tom Hanks’ original movie character Allen Bauer has fallen for Channing Tatum’s new mer-person because he is so beautiful or because he’s left his first aquatic romantic partner, Madison, as a result of finding out he never loved…

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This Short Scifi Film About Erasing Adultery Raises a Lot of Questions

“Never Happened” is a story about adultery with a classic science fiction twist. And, since it’s a short, it presents its premise and then ends without answering any of the questions it raises. Whether that’s a good thing or not is going to depend heavily on whether you’re okay with media posing questions without presenting…

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Your Best Letters to Batman Delivered a Ton of Bad News to the Dark Knight

Yesterday, we asked you to break some bad news to Batman, and boy did you deliver (no pun intended). Here are our favorites entries although, truly, we are all winners. Except Dickbutt. He is not a winner. https://gizmodo.com/please-help-us-break-some-bad-news-to-batman-1788185234 First up, here are two we love so much, we don’t even care about the name misspellings:…

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Making Our Dreams Come True, Disney’s Making a New Muppet Babies for 2018

Yes, the latest part of the Disney’s endless vault of franchises to get the reimagined treatment is Muppet Babies. If you didn’t immediately start singing the Muppet Babies theme song upon hearing this news, you and I have nothing in common. The new Muppet Babies has started production and the goal appears to be an…

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Catalogue Every Injury Wolverine Has Suffered in This New Logan Photo

You know, in the other black and white Old Man Logan image we got, I thought he was looking better than ever. This new photo pretty much puts that to bed. I guess the future does not come with doctors. At least not doctors Logan can trust. As is now the custom, director James Mangold…

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Stephen King Wrote a Horrifying Children’s Book From the Dark Tower Universe

If you thought Thomas the Tank Engine hailed from the worst parts of the Uncanny Valley, here comes Charlie the Choo-Choo to make you reevaluate that. The book and the fake author, Beryl Evans, are referenced in the actual Dark Tower mythology, specifically The Waste Lands; it’s purchased Jake Chambers at the Manhattan Restaurant of…

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Report: The Rift That Led to Tim Miller Leaving Deadpool 2 Went Deep

Over the weekend, it was reported that Tim Miller, who directed Deadpool, would not be returning for the sequel, supposedly over a casting dispute with Ryan Reynolds. A new report from The Wrap says that the rift went deeper than that. And it makes Miller leaving sound like the best possible outcome. The initial story,…

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Ice-T Is a 1920s Vampire Bootlegger in Bloodrunners, Which Is Exactly as Amazing as It Sounds

No, this is not a Syfy Channel Original Movie. I checked. Bloodrunners is one of those classic gangster vampire movies that you’re always seeing around. You know, the ones where a cop (in this case named Jack Malone, played by Michael McFadden) ends up in a speakeasy run by a vampire (Ice-T as Chesterfield) who…

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Filming Westworld ‘s Orgy Scene Was a Lot of Hard Work (No Pun Intended)

The Magical Strudel in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Just Raises Too Many Questions

Bring Us Your Spookiest Gifs for the Gif Party

Kevin Feige Says a Captain America Movie Doesn’t Need to Star Steve Rogers

Director Doug Liman Thinks WB Will Let Him Make the Justice League Dark Movie Weird as Hell

Brandon Sanderson’s Giant Fantasy Universe Is Coming to the Big Screen

These Rumored Star Trek: Discovery Characters Reveal a Lot of New Plot Possibilities

Hank Is Frustration Come to Life in an Adorable Deleted Scene From Finding Dory

A Real Fake School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Is Opening in France

Here’s Some Suicide Squad Concept Art That Will Be Starring in Your Nightmares Tonight

Thor: Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi Says Goodbye to Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in the Best Way

A ‘Comic Revisionist’ Fairy Godmother Movie Is in the Works, Which… Enh

Tom Hanks Is Totally Up for Wooing Channing Tatum in the Splash Remake

This Short Scifi Film About Erasing Adultery Raises a Lot of Questions

Your Best Letters to Batman Delivered a Ton of Bad News to the Dark Knight

Making Our Dreams Come True, Disney’s Making a New Muppet Babies for 2018

Catalogue Every Injury Wolverine Has Suffered in This New Logan Photo

Stephen King Wrote a Horrifying Children’s Book From the Dark Tower Universe

Report: The Rift That Led to Tim Miller Leaving Deadpool 2 Went Deep

Ice-T Is a 1920s Vampire Bootlegger in Bloodrunners, Which Is Exactly as Amazing as It Sounds

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!