Katharine Trendacosta, Author at Gizmodo

Here’s the Problem With the New Mummy

It may sound a bit funny, but Universal making a shared continuity out of its classic monsters isn’t a bad or even a new idea. Unfortunately, in its inaugural film The Mummy, the studio just managed to completely miss what made these characters work in the first place. You have to feel for Universal. Disney…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 13

The Trailer for the Flatliners Remake Enters the World of Competitive Dying

If you know the 1990 film, the story of the new Flatliners should not be a huge shock. Five medical students start an “experiment” where they stop each other’s hearts and then restart them, allowing them to see what happens when they die. Then things go wrong. This version stars Ellen Page as Courtney, the…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta Jun 13

Olaf’s on the Hunt for Tradition in the Trailer for Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

A new short set in the world of Frozen will debut in front of Coco, and in it, Olaf the snowman (Josh Gad) travels the world, collecting winter holiday traditions to share with Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), who have none of their own. The shortened length makes sense if you remember that…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta Jun 13

Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore Admits the Cylons Never Had a Plan at All

As fans of Battlestar Galactica will recall, every episode began with a short synopsis: “The Cylons were created by man. The rebelled. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.” But… did they? Or was that just a big tease? Turns out it’s the latter, and now we know why: because an…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 12

This Trailer for the Present-Day Midsummer Night’s Dream Movie Includes a Man With a Literal Buttface

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the character Bottom is given the head of an ass. Of course, that’s traditionally a pun and he’s usually shown with a donkey’s head. Not in this version. Nope. Fran Kranz’s Bottom has a actual ass for a face. The trailer for Midsummer Night’s Dream was debuted on EW’s…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 12

Ivan Reitman’s Got a Ludicrously Optimistic Idea for the Future of Ghostbusters

Oh, sweet spirit. On the one hand, we’ve got Dan Aykroyd being extremely negative about Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters. On the other we’ve got Ivan Reitman being extremely positive about what he’d like to do with the Ghostbusters franchise in the future. Neither of them make much sense, but there’s something much nicer about Reitman’s view.…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 12

Fall in Love With Discworld All Over Again With Some Amazing Art

I have made no secret of my love of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, and I very much enjoy the work of SharksDen. On the Wyrd Sisters art, the artist noted: Yeah, some easter eggs again：P And you can also find I mixed Paul Kidbys and the BBC animated character sets in the three witches. That is not…

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The Story Behind Alias‘ Infamous Red Wig and What Would Need to Happen for a Reboot

Alias, the spy-fi show that also included an old Italian prophet for some reason, put star Jennifer Garner in a number of wigs. But the bright red one she wore in the premiere still made the biggest impact. At the ATX Festival, the writers of Alias reunited, gave the usual vague answer about a reboot—“It…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 10

RIP Adam West, TV’s Batman

Adam West, forever known to many as Batman and whose name is synonymous with taking your most famous role and parodying it, has passed away. He was 88. Born in 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, West was eventually drafted into the United States army where he acted as an announcer on American Forces Network television.…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 10

Everything We Learned From the Black Panther Teaser Trailer

We got our first good look at Black Panther last night. And it was great and shockingly revealing about how things are going to go. As usual, we dissected the whole thing for you. The trailer starts in an interrogation in a safehouse in what’s been confirmed to be Korea. Both men should be familiar…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta Jun 10

The Killjoys Trailer Proves That Being a Space Bounty Hunter Is the ‘Coolest Job in the Universe’

Syfy’s Killjoys, a show about three bounty hunters running around space and revealing bits of their past as they do—returns June 30. In anticipation of that, we have this trailer, which aims to show just how much fun Killjoys really is. We ended the season with Pawter (Sarah Power) dead at the hands of Delle…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 9

If You Have to Watch a Mummy Movie This Weekend, Make It the One From 1999

The new Mummy movie, out this weekend, does not sound, uh, particularly great. If you have your heart set on seeing a mummy movie, and assuming you don’t want to go all the way back to the black-and-white movies of the ‘30s and ‘40s, I have a recommendation: Why not watch the 1999 movie instead?…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 9

It’s Donald Versus a Candle in a New DuckTales Short

Hey, did you know that Donald Duck turns 83 tomorrow? Well, the character first appeared on June 9, 1934. And combining that date with the upcoming reboot of the DuckTales cartoon, Disney’s going to be premiering six shorts tomorrow. One of them—an appropriately birthday-themed one—is already here. It’s only a minute long, but it casts…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 8

Stargate Universe‘s Series-Ending Cliffhanger Will Finally Get Resolved

The third Stargate series, Stargate Universe, ended after only two seasons and just 40 episodes. It also ended on a fairly big cliffhanger that has remained unresolved for six years. But an ending, and a new “season,” are coming in the form of a comic book. Stargate Universe followed a exploration team on an ancient…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 8

We’ve Got More Details About Stranger Things’ New Monster

The last few days have revealed a number of details about the monster we saw menacing Hawkins in the season two Stranger Things trailer—including what sounds like the ominous name the cast used for it on the set. This week has already had somewhat contradictory messages about how the monster will show up in season two. Co-showrunner…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 8

I’m Pretty Sure Steve Trevor Lied About His Dick Size in Wonder Woman

I have to get something off my chest—something that has bothered me ever since I saw Wonder Woman. And I believe, strongly, that Steve Trevor lied about the size of his penis to Diana. In Wonder Woman, there’s a scene at Themiscyra where Steve (Chris Pine) is relaxing naked in a lagoon. Diana (Gal Gadot)…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 7

Stan Lee’s Cameo in Doctor Strange Could Have Been a Lot Creepier

Way back when, James Gunn filmed a bunch of Stan Lee cameos in a row for not only his Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but three other films as well. One of the cameos Gunn filmed popped up in Doctor Strange, but it wasn’t the only option on the table. In Doctor…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 7

Why the Hell Isn’t Wonder Woman Director Patty Jenkins Already Signed for a Sequel?

We live in an age where everyone involved in one of these giant superhero movies franchises is basically made to commit as much of their lives as humanly possible to it. Sequels are, if not outright expected, certainly hoped for by studios. And yet, for some reason, it appears that Warner Bros. didn’t have director…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 7

Police Crowdsource the Hunt for Stolen Star Trek Trading Cards Exactly as You’d Expect

Recently, 3,800 Star Trek trading cards were stolen and police in Northern Ireland are on the hunt for them. And because we live in a world where everything goes on social media, PSNI Foyle asked for information with a Facebook post that includes all the obvious Star Trek quotes you can think of. The cards…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 6

Sofia Boutella Had to Lick Tom Cruise Eight Times on the Set of The Mummy

Sometimes people like to render metaphors literally, and in the case of The Mummy, the metaphor “take a licking” results in the Mummy (Sofia Boutella) laying her tongue on Nick Morton (Tom Cruise). Although, let’s be honest, Tom Cruise is always just playing Tom Cruise. A short USA Today article on Boutella’s turn as Ahmanet…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 6

Katharine Trendacosta

Here’s the Problem With the New Mummy

The Trailer for the Flatliners Remake Enters the World of Competitive Dying

Olaf’s on the Hunt for Tradition in the Trailer for Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore Admits the Cylons Never Had a Plan at All

This Trailer for the Present-Day Midsummer Night’s Dream Movie Includes a Man With a Literal Buttface

Ivan Reitman’s Got a Ludicrously Optimistic Idea for the Future of Ghostbusters

Fall in Love With Discworld All Over Again With Some Amazing Art

The Story Behind Alias‘ Infamous Red Wig and What Would Need to Happen for a Reboot

RIP Adam West, TV’s Batman

Everything We Learned From the Black Panther Teaser Trailer

The Killjoys Trailer Proves That Being a Space Bounty Hunter Is the ‘Coolest Job in the Universe’

If You Have to Watch a Mummy Movie This Weekend, Make It the One From 1999

It’s Donald Versus a Candle in a New DuckTales Short

Stargate Universe‘s Series-Ending Cliffhanger Will Finally Get Resolved

We’ve Got More Details About Stranger Things’ New Monster

I’m Pretty Sure Steve Trevor Lied About His Dick Size in Wonder Woman

Stan Lee’s Cameo in Doctor Strange Could Have Been a Lot Creepier

Why the Hell Isn’t Wonder Woman Director Patty Jenkins Already Signed for a Sequel?

Police Crowdsource the Hunt for Stolen Star Trek Trading Cards Exactly as You’d Expect

Sofia Boutella Had to Lick Tom Cruise Eight Times on the Set of The Mummy

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

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