Lauren Davis, Author at Gizmodo

A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Your Own Disaster Movie

Did 2012 leave you itching to make a disaster movie of your very own? CulturePulp cartoonist Mike Russell offers his guide to creating a crowd-pleasing movie that is guaranteed to win at the box office while demolishing everything in sight. Make Your Own Disaster Movie [CulturePulp]

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

A Whedon Takes On Terminator — But It’s Not Joss

Earlier this month, Joss Whedon put in his bid for the Terminator franchise, and it turns out we will see a Whedon writing a new Terminator comic. But it’s Zack Whedon, not Joss, at the helm of this project. https://gizmodo.com/joss-whedon-wants-to-buy-terminator-someone-make-this-5395397 Zack Whedon announced today that he will be writing a six-issue Terminator series for Dark…

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French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu

Looking toward the worst case scenario for the swine flu pandemic, virologists in Lyon are attempting to create a virus as contagious as swine flu and as deadly as avian flu. Is it time to call in Bruce Willis yet? Researchers at the Jean Mérieux/INSERM facility in Lyon, France, are working with the highly contagious…

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The Original Monsters Inc. Pitch Dealt with More Adult Fears

Pixar’s Monsters Inc. pulled back the curtain on childhood fears and things that go bump in the night. But the original pitch had a more adult tone, focusing on the anxieties and fears that remain even after you’ve grown up. Pete Docter, who directed both Up and Monsters Inc., appeared on an episode of Jeff…

Movies Lauren Davis

Times Square Still Shines, Even After the Flood

After the sea levels rise, airships, rowboats, and gondola lifts with replace New York‘s subways and taxi cabs. The Aqualta series imagines New York 40 years into the future, when the city’s once-crowded streets have filled with quiet waters. The series, created by Studio Lindfors, imagines how New York and Tokyo would be transformed by…

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In an Alternate Universe, Inglouirous Basterds is Already a Comic

Quentin Tarantino‘s violent alternate history of World War II isn’t a comic yet, but these Jack Kirby-inspired comic book covers are begging to be made into a full series. Perhaps someday we’ll see Tarantino’s Nazi-killing violence in four colors. [Harry Knowles Twitter via CHUD]

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Learn Sign Language With Sanctuary’s Creature from the Black Lagoon

Bigfoot, a werewolf, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon walk into an episode of Sanctuary, and what do they do? Mostly, they trade sign language, perform mundane medical procedures, and wait for the episode’s true villain to emerge. I’m not sure what I could have hoped for from this classic monster match-up — certainly…

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The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Spend all week mourning Dollhouse? Don’t fret, we have the best stories of the week right here. This week, we got addicted to brain implants, spent time in Star Trek’s alien bazaar, and listed the worst disaster movie moments. 5 Comics You’re Not Reading (But Should Be) You’re not new to comics, but you’ve read…

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Always Wear Your Tinfoil Hat Inside Massive Dynamic

Last night’s episode featured a mind-controlling teenager with a penchant for violence. But that’s not why Astrid has her tinfoil hat firmly in place. We also learned something sinister about our corporate friends at Massive Dynamic. Once again, we had an episode that looked like a mystery-of-the-week from the outset, but ended up connecting to…

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Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012

Roland Emmerich‘s 2012 is jammed with every cliche and trope ever found in a Hollywood disaster movie, while giving the Earth an over-the-top pummeling. It’s a reasonably fun flick at times, if you don’t think about it…at all. It seems that once Roland Emmerich was done assembling all the CG components for destroying the world…

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It Turns Out Spider-Man is a Crook After All

Christopher Loomis, who portrays Spider-Man on Hollywood Boulevard, was arrested yesterday for slugging a tourist while in costume and held on outstanding misdemeanor warrants. Somewhere, J. Jonah Jameson is lighting a cigar and gloating. [Hero Complex]

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More Exclusive Green Hornet Set Pics, Whedon Spills On Dollhouse’s Final Episodes, And Fringe’s Observers Revealed

Today, we have exclusive set photos showing the aftermath of a Green Hornet battle. Joss Whedon reveals what we can expect from Dollhouse’s remaining episodes. Plus, we get a peek at Fringe’s Observers, andem>Supernatural, The Wolfman, Avatar, and SGU spoilers. The Green Hornet Reader Kyle sent us more exclusive photos from the Green Hornet set,…

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Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

Apparently one movie isn’t enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. Emmerich told MTV that he’s planning a two-film arc following the events of Independence Day. He doesn’t have…

Movies Lauren Davis

South Park Reveals Avatar’s True Inspiration

Forget Poul Anderson, last night’s South Park revealed the true inspiration behind James Cameron‘s Avatar. He actually borrowed his story of love and destruction among the blue people from Eric Cartman’s classic film, Dances with Smurfs. https://gizmodo.com/did-james-cameron-rip-off-poul-andersons-novella-5390226 Note: Clip above contains the sort of work-inappropriate language you’d expect from South Park. Granted, Dances with Smurfs…

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Mastectomy Patients Could Soon Regrow Their Own Breasts

Implants could soon be a thing of the past. Researchers have developed a new technique to regrow breasts on pigs using their own tissue — and it’s ready to be tested on human mastectomy patients. Phillip Marzella from the Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery is part of the team that developed Neopec, the new stem…

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What If the Beatles Never Broke Up?

Christopher Bird imagines an alternate reality where the Beatles stage an impromptu concert on SNL in 1976 and continue to make beautiful music. How might the face of music, television, and politics have changed if the Beatles had stuck around? Bird’s “Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer” starts…

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The Space Age Designs That Inspired Star Trek — and Corporate America

Architect Eero Saarinen futurist designs highlight industrial innovation and evoke a sense of sleek confidence. It’s the reason his buildings housed captains of American industry, and why his designs found their way aboard the original Enterprise. We mentioned a while back that Scott Chambliss, who designed the set for the most recent Star Trek movie,…

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How Important Is Mute’s Futuristic Setting?

Duncan Jones has described Mute as inspired by Blade Runner, but how important is the futuristic setting to the film’s plot. A script reviewer finds Mute was originally set in the modern day, and told a very similar story. Script review site ScriptShadow compared two versions of Mute, which Jones wrote with Mike Johnson. The…

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Unauthorized Dr. Horrible Prequel Has Its Own Bad Horse Chorus

We told you earlier about Horrible Turn, the unauthorized musical prequel to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Now the movie is online, featuring a young Dr. Horrible’s attempt to save his school and win the girl, backed by a snappy chorus. https://gizmodo.com/meet-young-doctor-horrible-in-new-fanmade-prequel-5394787 Horrible Turn is a charming bit of fan fiction with impressive production values. We…

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The Tiny Sea Creatures That Want to Eat Your Bones

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are currently studying a group of yet-unnamed boneworms of the genus Osedax. The worms’ larvae infest the carcasses of dead animals found on the ocean floor and gradually chow down on the bones. [PhysOrg]

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Lauren Davis

A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Your Own Disaster Movie

A Whedon Takes On Terminator — But It’s Not Joss

French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu

The Original Monsters Inc. Pitch Dealt with More Adult Fears

Times Square Still Shines, Even After the Flood

In an Alternate Universe, Inglouirous Basterds is Already a Comic

Learn Sign Language With Sanctuary’s Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Always Wear Your Tinfoil Hat Inside Massive Dynamic

Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012

It Turns Out Spider-Man is a Crook After All

More Exclusive Green Hornet Set Pics, Whedon Spills On Dollhouse’s Final Episodes, And Fringe’s Observers Revealed

Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

South Park Reveals Avatar’s True Inspiration

Mastectomy Patients Could Soon Regrow Their Own Breasts

What If the Beatles Never Broke Up?

The Space Age Designs That Inspired Star Trek — and Corporate America

How Important Is Mute’s Futuristic Setting?

Unauthorized Dr. Horrible Prequel Has Its Own Bad Horse Chorus

The Tiny Sea Creatures That Want to Eat Your Bones

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James Cameron Could Remake ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Before He Works on ‘Avatar 4’

Forget Amazon Fire TV Soundbar, Samsung B-Series Soundbar With Built-In Subwoofer Still Under $100 for Post-Spring Sale

Apple M4 MacBook Air Is Still at Its Spring Sale Low as Amazon Moves Into Clearance Mode, No Need to Wait for Prime Day

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Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

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