Katharine Trendacosta

An Orphaned Wallaby Gets Comfort From His Teddy Bear

The wallaby is named Doodlebug. It doesn’t actually get cuter than that. Tim Beshara shared the photo, taken by Gillian Abbott, on Twitter: Contact the author at [email protected].

Two Deadpool Trailers? Both Are Awesome

Well, these are exactly what we’ve been looking for: Deadpool, full of funny and killing. Redband trailer’s below, it’s … really NSFW. If nothing else, the fight to get Deadpool it’s rightful R rating is borne out by this version, which is mostly the same as the other one. Except for all the blood. And…

Stargate Didn’t Become a Great Universe Until It Was on Television

It was never in the cards that the rebooted/reinvigorated Stargate movies would keep all of the continuity from the TV shows. And that’s a shame, since the TV franchise did a lot more with the premise than anyone could have expected. While a new version of the continuity doesn’t mean that the old shows disappear,…

For all your medieval world-building needs: Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources. Knightwine is particularly inspiring. [via Metafilter]

London’s New Baby Sloth Is Named After Edward Scissorhands

Look at that adorable slow mover! That is little baby Edward, a sloth who needs a lot of help to survive since his mother stopped producing milk. So Zookeeper Kelly-Anne Kelleher and a stuffed sloth toy give him food and love. Here’s Edward in very slow motion: [via Tastefully Offensive] Contact the author at [email protected].

If You’re an Adult Watching Disney’s Descendants, Drink. Heavily.

On Friday, the Disney Channel premiered Descendants, a TV movie about the children of Disney heroes and villains. No surprise, it is basically a mix of Once Upon a Time and High School Musical. Sober, it is a rough sit. Drunk? It is a delight. Spoilers… Here’s how the plot works: After they got married,…

This Adult Swim Short Is Completely Messed Up. In the Best Way.

Sometimes, one hundred seconds and not a single word of dialogue is all you need to make something eerie as hell. “Vagabond Mutant Liquid,” written, directed, animated, and sculpted by Toby Stretch, was aired on Adult Swim’s Off the Air, in the episode loosely themed around liquid. If that sounds like a benign theme, go…

Can You Spot the International Space Station As It Crosses the Moon?

That tiny speck in the middle of this photo is the International Space Station. The photo was taken earlier today, August 2nd, as the ISS passed the moon going roughly five miles per second. Here’s the full image: Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Contact the author at [email protected].

On Dark Matter, Why Not Seek Revenge For Things You Can’t Remember?

Why even give these people amnesia if they’re going to go ahead and find out everything they can and get revenge for things they can’t remember? Spoilers… Episode eight was a lot better executed than last week’s. There was only one major plot going on, so development wasn’t rushed. All we had was Six using…

HBO may have killed David Fincher’s Utopia over budget issues. Deadlinereports that the show, about fans of a graphic novel and what happens when they find out about a secret sequel, has released its actors.

See the Animated Take on Star Lord’s Origin From Guardians of the Galaxy

If you saw Guardians of the Galaxy and were wondering about what life was like for Peter Quill on Yondu’s ship — well, here’s your answer. This is from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Origins (shudder… Marvel should maybe not name its prequels “Origins” for a bit. It brings back Wolverine memories), which is a…

Game of Thrones Is Planning on Eight Seasons

Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming, said at the Television Critics Association press event today that the oft-quoted “seven seasons” plan for Game of Thrones is now out the window. Instead, the showrunners currently believe it’ll take eight years to finish the story. Here’s Lombardo’s exact quote: Seven seasons and out was never the case.…

Patrick Osborne, Director of Feast, Will Adapt Battling Boy For Film

In 2008, we first heard that Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company had picked up the rights to Paul Pope’s excellent Battling Boy. Now we finally have some movement on it. And fabulous movement it is: Patrick Osborne, director of the Oscar-winning Feast, will direct it for Paramount. Battling Boy is so ready for the…

You Will Feel For This Mammoth Who Is Unfrozen In the Future

Tusk — no relation to the Kevin Smith movie — is a short about a mammoth being forced to adapt to future when she is unfrozen. This little film perfectly captures everything that entails. Tusk is by Rory Waudby-Tolley and was a first year film at the RCA. It is heartbreaking for a five minute…

That Dystopic Version of Little Women No One Asked For Is Coming to TV

I swear this next sentence is true and not the result of a Mad Lib: The CW is developing a “hyper-stylized, gritty adaptation” of Little Women with Michael Weatherly (NCIS) executive producing. Whatever you’re about to say, I KNOW. Here’s the synopsis, according to Deadline: Written by [Alexis] Jolly, Little Women is described as a…

Syfy has ordered thirteen episodes of Blood Drive, from a script by James Roland under the supervision of John Hlavin. The show follows L.A.’s “last good cop” forced to join a death race where cars run on blood as fuel. Sounds intense. [Deadline]

Mark Hamill Will Voice the Joker One More Time for The Killing Joke Film

Mark Hamill will always be the Joker we want and deserve. This time, he’s back for an animated direct-to-video version of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke. To be honest, can anyone else really fill his shoes for that famous a story? At this point, Hamill’s career as the Joker is like a…

These Mugs Will Remind You That Life Can Always Be Worse

At $215,000 of a $25,000 goal, with a little less than three days left in the Kickstarter, Don Moyer has added mugs to his Calamityware line. These are called “Things-Could-Be-Worse” mugs. And boy are they: giant frogs, robots, pteranodons… It’s a pretty thorough collage of the rest of the Calamityware line, which keeps itself to…

You’ve Got Graboids: The First Trailer for Tremors 5: Bloodlines

Oh yay, yay, yay. Judging from this trailer, Tremors 5 is exactly what we want from this franchise. Which, let’s be honest, is mostly Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and his sass. Tremors — all four other movies and the TV show — basically revolves around surviving and eliminating (through much explosions) infestations of giant worms…

What On Earth Could Make Channing Tatum Leave Gambit?

This isn’t official or anything, and let’s hope that something gets worked out, but sources have told The Wrap that Channing Tatum is in the process of walking away from Gambit. There aren’t any major details yet, all The Wrap says is that Tatum and the studio are in negotiations to keep him. It could…