Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

The first stand-alone Star Wars movie could center on Yoda

A big, fat Star Wars rumor is circling the internet about the batch of Star Wars movies Disney is cooking up. We all know that J.J. Abrams is going to direct Episode VII, but the mouse house isn’t just going to make Star Wars movies that continue on the Skywalker story. Disney has plans to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 5 '13

Joss Whedon teases us all with this amazing Firefly Magazine

What is this? Joss Whedon shared a picture of a Firefly Magazine on his Facebook Page. There was no comment or clue as where it came from, but it certainly is lovely. We desperately want to read the “Making the most of your bunk” article. UPDATE: It’s not an official Joss Whedon fan page and…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '13

Every wacky American Horror Story: Asylum plot in 60 seconds

Violent masturbation, sad masturbation, priest rape, surprise limb removal — American Horror Story: Asylum was stuffed to its bleeding black nun eyes with all this crazy. Slashfilm’s Antisocial Commentary, has compiled all the crazy from season 2 of AHS into one hyper cut video. We kind of want someone to set it to “We Didn’t…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '13

Pacific Rim gets a rave review from Rian Johnson, plus some stunning new images

A test screening for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim has led to a flurry of positive tweets, specifically from Looper’s Rian Johnson who told folks to, “Go into Pacific Rim prepared to be transmogrified into a 12 year old. And then to pee your pants with joy. I love it so much.” Also, one IMDB…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '13

Thunderbirds will return, but without any puppets

The ’60s sci fi/adventure series Thunderbirds is getting a huge reboot sans the marionettes that made the series famous. Before you throw a chair out the window, hear this — the puppets are being replaced by CG models created by Weta. Deadline broke the news that ITV studios is partnering with Pukeko Pictures and Weta…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '13

Astronauts, Satan and The Rock dominate the best Super Bowl commercials

Last night advertisers across the states lined up their very best 30-second to one minute spots in hopes of delighting the millions of people watching the Super Bowl into buying their crap. So what did these million dollar spots produce? A lot of advertisements set in space. There’s space babies, space aliens, space wishes and…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '13

Robert Downey Jr. goes full Superman in the new Iron Man 3 trailer [Updated with Extended Version]

We didn’t think we could get excited for another Iron Man movie until this moment. An early, exceptionally rough cut of the Super Bowl Iron Man 3 trailer is out, and it’s a pretty impressive 30 seconds. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black is pulling out all the crazy action movie stops, and we’re…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Feb 3 '13

New Lone Ranger trailer repaints our hero as an Old West Batman

Check out the latest trailer for Gore Verbinski’s strangely supernatural Lone Ranger movie, and get an earful of the first Johnny Depp “kemosabe” delivery. This has potential to be either the very best, or the absolute worst. But we know one thing for certain, Depp is going to steal this movie right out from under…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Feb 3 '13

30 Rock’s finale proves it always was a science fiction series

Last night we said farewell to the Star Wars quoting machine that was 30 Rock. It was sad, beautiful and mind blowing — and the series finally revealed that Kenneth the Page is an immortal. Check it out! https://gizmodo.com/30-rock-salutes-science-fiction-every-great-clip-5348171

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 1 '13

The Best “Aliens Land on Earth” Scenes Ever Filmed

Movies spend entirely too much time on alien fish-out-of-water stories, and not enough time on how the extraterrestrial visitors got here. NO MORE. Today we pay tribute to the coolest shots of alien landings, both the amazingly good and the “so good it’s bad.” Here is our list of some of the best shots of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 1 '13

The grotesque witch concept art from Hansel & Gretel will probably turn you on

The absolute best part of the so-garbage-it’s-good feature film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters was the vast collection of lady witches, a.k.a. “arrow fodder.”. Character designer Ulrich Zeidler has released his collection of horned-head witches and boil-necked beauties for your ogling pleasure. They are so hideously gorgeous we want them to start a band. [via…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 1 '13

World War Z‘s Super Bowl trailer makes no mention of zombies

The Super Bowl spot for Brad Pitt’s World War Z trailer is out, and we’re not sure what the casual observer is supposed to make out of this hyper-cut crazy. It feels like Pitt is starring in some sort of termite-human pile National Treasure spinoff. Was that the Constitution? At what point are they going…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Game of Thrones video diary interviews the Wildlings beyond The Wall

HBO has released a brand new Game of Thrones video, titled “The Intensity of Iceland” — and Holy Hell, Iceland is a gorgeous place to film the space “beyond the wall.” Check out some new shots along with interviews from Ygritte, Tormund Giantsbane, Mance Rayder and Orell (hot damn Mackenzie Crook looksdynamite in costume). How…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Read Harrison Ford’s original script notes from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Take a look inside the mind of Indiana Jones. An old draft for Lawrence Kasdan’s Raiders of the Lost Ark script has appeared over at Cinephilia & Beyond with tons of notes in the margins from Harrison Ford himself. It’s amazing to see the work Ford put into plumbing the psyche of the world’s sexiest…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Student Robot Club builds wheelie legs for a disabled cat

Meet Flipper! Flipper was born with a twisted spine, meaning her back legs can’t walk on the same plane as her front legs. And that, in turn, means she has to drag her hind quarters around whenever she wants to go somewhere. Cue the members of the Blitz Robotic Club at Conifer High School in…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton are vampire rock gods in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

Jim Jarmusch has finally released the first glimpse of his long-awaited vampire movie Only Lovers Left Alive. We can not wait to see what Jarmusch will do with this genre, but he’s already won us over by casting Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as the starring pair of vampire lovers. We’re getting a strong 80s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Duncan Jones will direct a World of Warcraft movie starring Johnny Depp

The long awaited World of Warcraft movie is finally moving forward, and with a director that is both exciting and surprising. Duncan Jones of Moon and Source Code fame has snapped up the directing gig. Originally helmed by Sam Raimi, the project was dropped by the Evil Dead director so he could concentrate on his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 31 '13

Google Earth image reveals The Hunger Games’ Quarter Quell

We’ve seen snippets of what’s to come in the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, but we haven’t gotten a good look at the big bad obstacle course — until now. A couple of fans snagged a snap of the entire set thanks to Google Earth, and it looks like the sequel spared no expense creating…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 30 '13

High end camping in Nessie’s backyard = the perfect vacation

Craving a snap of Scotland’s most evasive cryptid? Why not do it in style. The Loch Ness Glamping retreat combines high-end camping with monster-watching. You can look for Nessie while lounging inside a custom-built Armadilla eco pods. This vacation idea is so inspired, we can only wonder: Why has it taken this long for the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 30 '13

This animated short doesn’t just look cool, it looks hand-drawn

Disney’s latest Oscar-nominated short proves that there’s still a future for 2D animation. Paperman combines 2D animation with 3D animation. The result: a sweet little film that will give you hope for a computer-animated future that can preserve the feel of line-drawn animation. If you’re curious as to how they did it, here’s a featurette…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 30 '13

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The first stand-alone Star Wars movie could center on Yoda

Joss Whedon teases us all with this amazing Firefly Magazine

Every wacky American Horror Story: Asylum plot in 60 seconds

Pacific Rim gets a rave review from Rian Johnson, plus some stunning new images

Thunderbirds will return, but without any puppets

Astronauts, Satan and The Rock dominate the best Super Bowl commercials

Robert Downey Jr. goes full Superman in the new Iron Man 3 trailer [Updated with Extended Version]

New Lone Ranger trailer repaints our hero as an Old West Batman

30 Rock’s finale proves it always was a science fiction series

The Best “Aliens Land on Earth” Scenes Ever Filmed

The grotesque witch concept art from Hansel & Gretel will probably turn you on

World War Z‘s Super Bowl trailer makes no mention of zombies

Game of Thrones video diary interviews the Wildlings beyond The Wall

Read Harrison Ford’s original script notes from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Student Robot Club builds wheelie legs for a disabled cat

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton are vampire rock gods in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

Duncan Jones will direct a World of Warcraft movie starring Johnny Depp

Google Earth image reveals The Hunger Games’ Quarter Quell

High end camping in Nessie’s backyard = the perfect vacation

This animated short doesn’t just look cool, it looks hand-drawn

Satoshi Kon’s Manga Deserve Just as Much Love as His Iconic Anime

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