Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Disney will gut Pete’s Dragon and sell its corpse

Wow, Disney is digging deep into the vault for movie material. First it was Alice In Wonderland, and Beauty and the Beast — now Pete’s Dragon is getting a remake. Yes the 1977 gem that included two of the best all time villainous musical numbers is getting a total re-haul, thanks to Ain’t Them Bodies…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 21 '13

What’s the Best Futuristic Uniform in the entire Universe?

If pop culture is to believed, future starship crews and workers will don winged hats, layered tank tops and slutty Moon suits. But what’s the absolute hands-down best uniform in science fiction? Which fleet, task force or workforce will look the spiffiest in the future? So far, we’re hard-pressed to find a company hat as…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 21 '13

Watch the child who lived in the Amityville Horror house recall his scariest nights

The Lutz family may have made up the entire Amityville Horror haunting to sell books and make money, but their son certainly believes that evil still lurks in the home. Check out an exclusive clip from the documentary My Amityville Horror, which chronicles Daniel Lutz’s childhood experiences. Seriously, can you imagine being raised by paranormal…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 21 '13

Watch the best part of Oz The Great and Powerful right here

Even though Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful was bungled from its first shrieking baboon, it did have style. Oz was undeniably gorgeous, and design trickery and innovation shone brightly during the title sequence, which Disney has released to the masses for your ogling pleasure. Watch it here, so you don’t have to waste…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 21 '13

At last, Once Upon a Time uses fairytale tropes to rip out your heart

Another triumph for Once Upon a Time last night. Can we just stop spending the budget on silly fairy crap, and keep focusing on better writing? For the first time in two years, Once did something we’ve always wanted to see on screen: Demonstrate how broken the fairytale mindset of good vs. evil truly is.…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 18 '13

All the secrets, reveals and new characters hidden in 3 new Game of Thrones trailers

Three Game of Thrones trailers hit this weekend, each packing more tons of new footage from the third season. So we pored over each frame and pulled out the best little secrets and reveals, including glimpses of new characters. Be warned, spoilers ahead… Special thanks to the Winter is Coming Tumblr for spotting a few…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 18 '13

James Cameron explains Avatar 2 delays: “I’m living in Pandora right now”

Last we heard, Avatar 2 should have been filming this year — but alas, the mighty James Cameron is still drafting the screenplay. But the director isn’t discouraged by the slow going — he says he’s “deep” into the script, and points out that everyone should back off, because it’s not like he has some…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 18 '13

We bet you can’t stop staring at these mesmerizing, tiptoeing Batman villain gifs

Villains from every Batman movie tiptoe towards trouble in artist Rafa Toro series of prancing Batman baddies. Even if you hated Joel Schumachers’ Batman & Robin, we bet you can’t stop watching Poison Ivy march forward for infinity. Check out Toro’s art-filled website and Vimeo for loads more animation. [via Comics Alliance]

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 18 '13

New Game of Thrones Season 3 trailer reveals the scandalous future for our favorite characters

A brand new trailer for Game of Thrones Season 3 actually shows some frakking plot! Watch as a few of our favorite George R.R. Martin creations lay out their motives for the new year. We cannot wait for March 31st!

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 16 '13

Slave Leia and Uhura collide in the Star Trek/Star Wars crossover we all secretly want

This ridiculously sexy cosplay wins the sexy cosplay wars. Seriously, top that. [Chickopolis via Fashionably Geek]

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15 '13

Real-life Picasso women are gorgeously grotesque

What would Picasso’s princesses look like in the real world? Artist Eugenio Recuenco has recreated a few of Picasso’s classic looks for an inspired fashion photography series. You can’t look away. More beauties on Eugenio Recuenco’s website. [via Laughing Squid]

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15 '13

What if Star Wars was a 1980s John Hughes movie?

Amazing Italian comic artist Denis Medri is back, with even more beautiful Star Wars art. Last year we featured a collection of his images of Star Wars recast as 1980s teen drama characters, and now he’s back with actual scenes. It’s simply brilliant. The Tatooine backyard sunset, the Millennium Falcon as a van with a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15 '13

New Man of Steel images prove that Henry Cavill truly is the hairiest Superman of all

A collection of brand new Superman images dropped in the latest issue of Total Film, delivering plenty of mountain man Clark Kent pics. Truly, this is the manliest of Supermans to ever expose his chest hair in a deep V. There’s also a hefty interview with director Zack Snyder, with one particular quote that kind…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15 '13

Watch the first footage from BBC America’s intense clone drama Orphan Black

Oh, we love a good clone mystery, probably because we’re complete pushovers for that whole “same actor in different outfits” shtick. So we’re pretty excited for BBC America’s super dark upcoming series Orphan Black — take a look at a few clips. Orphan Black follow a grifter gal named Sarah who witnesses a woman (who…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15 '13

Safety Not Guaranteed‘s director has been chosen to save Jurassic Park 4

Jurassic Park 4 finally has a director, Colin Trevorrow. You may remember him from the indie picture Safety Not Guaranteed, which is kind of short on its T-Rex-fighting-humans moments. But maybe that’s a good thing? Yes, the director who built a full-length (and fairly touching) movie around the famous 1997 time-travel-themed “help wanted” ad, has…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 14 '13

Dear God What Have We Done: Kickstarter could help fund a Chuck movie next

Yesterday we the people swiftly crowdfunded a Veronica Mars movie. Whether you’re for or against the massive fan funding, one thing is certain: the success of Rob Thomas’ Kickstarter is certainly going to inspire plenty of canned TV shows to try to convince their fans to pay out for a second coming. Including Chuck. It…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 14 '13

First clips from Stephenie Meyer’s movie The Host kind of feel like an alien Twilight

Maybe we’re biased because we know Stephenie Meyer wrote the novel source material, but dang it if these new Host clips don’t have a Twilight twang to them. All the notes are there: a slightly sepia world, completely nonthreatening violence, and a crap load of teen love and introspection. Not that that’s necessarily a bad…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 14 '13

Listen to Benedict Cumberbatch sing in Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere

Try not to scream, but here’s a little sneak peek — well, sneak listen, at least — of BBC 4’s radio production of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, showcasing Benedict Cumberbatch’s pipes. Listen to the sullen tones of the beautiful angel Islington! Dear heavens, he’s even more beautiful when he sings! If you haven’t read Neverwhere (it’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 14 '13

How Watchmen helped kill the BioShock movie

What ever happened to that BioShock movie we were promised almost six years ago? Turns out Watchmen killed it. Way back in 2008, news of a BioShock movie broke. But this wasn’t just another shoot-em-up Resident Evil video game adaptation but a serious, R-rated vision of tantalizing, underwater world that made BioShock so incredibly popular.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 14 '13

Helena Bonham-Carter fires her tattooed cannon leg in the new trailer for Lone Ranger

So, is any part of The Lone Ranger television show in the Lone Ranger movie? Don’t get us wrong: Gore Verbinski’s version of a Western is wickedly insane. But after witnessing Helena Bonham-Carter shoot cannon balls from her tattooed fake leg, we have to wonder when will they be shooting rounds of some original canon…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 13 '13

Meredith Woerner

Disney will gut Pete’s Dragon and sell its corpse

What’s the Best Futuristic Uniform in the entire Universe?

Watch the child who lived in the Amityville Horror house recall his scariest nights

Watch the best part of Oz The Great and Powerful right here

At last, Once Upon a Time uses fairytale tropes to rip out your heart

All the secrets, reveals and new characters hidden in 3 new Game of Thrones trailers

James Cameron explains Avatar 2 delays: “I’m living in Pandora right now”

We bet you can’t stop staring at these mesmerizing, tiptoeing Batman villain gifs

New Game of Thrones Season 3 trailer reveals the scandalous future for our favorite characters

Slave Leia and Uhura collide in the Star Trek/Star Wars crossover we all secretly want

Real-life Picasso women are gorgeously grotesque

What if Star Wars was a 1980s John Hughes movie?

New Man of Steel images prove that Henry Cavill truly is the hairiest Superman of all

Watch the first footage from BBC America’s intense clone drama Orphan Black

Safety Not Guaranteed‘s director has been chosen to save Jurassic Park 4

Dear God What Have We Done: Kickstarter could help fund a Chuck movie next

First clips from Stephenie Meyer’s movie The Host kind of feel like an alien Twilight

Listen to Benedict Cumberbatch sing in Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere

How Watchmen helped kill the BioShock movie

Helena Bonham-Carter fires her tattooed cannon leg in the new trailer for Lone Ranger

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