Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Rico’s Rough Necks, Where Are They Now? Starship Troopers: Invasion takes place 10 years after the original

Feast your eyes on the crazy CG trailer for Starship Troopers: Invasion. Set ten years after the original Starship Troopers, this move gets the bug-killing band back together again. Mind reading Carl, cruel Carmen and the newly scarred Rico return to save each other from a whole army of brand new bugs. The best part…

Trailers Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

Did someone call for a Cambulance? Part Camel, Part Ambulance, All Awesome

Behold the mighty Cambulance. Answer to all of our patient transport problems in the desert. While it might not be 100% practical, it looks sick as hell. Plus, we desperately want a comic book made about the elite camel ambulance squad. Designed by student Frederic Schwab, the Cambulance (officially titled the Baja) solves the problem…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

Watch a man turn into a blowfish in a horrifying short film

Watch as a man turns into a human pufferfish, but carries on with his normal life, in Ben West’s short film Fugu & Tako. The pufferfish man sings karaoke, drinks with the ladies, and passes out on a train (note the gills!). The detail is so intense you can even see the tiny stubble on…

Trailers Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

Watch how MIB3 threw Will Smith off the Chrysler Building

Men in Black 3 dethroned Avengers this past weekend, hitting number one at the box office. But before we marvel at Will Smith’s ticket selling power, let’s take a minute to dissect some of the more spectacular VFX shots and alien beasties created to make the third Men In Black movie look so cool. First…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

First footage of The Host feels like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Dawson’s Creek

Holy cow, the first ever footage from Stephenie Meyer’s latest book adaptation The Host is drowning in angsty teen romance. Watch as an collection of attractive teens run through tunnels while dealing with their alien possessed friend played by Saoirse Ronan (who plays “Wanda” the alien stuck inside the teen Melanie’s body). Forget the alien…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

New Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter trailer gives The Gettysburg Address new meaning

We’ve got two new trailers for Timur Bekmambetov’s presidential vampire movie, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. The first trailer gives the Gettysburg Address some supernatural subtext. The second is a red-band clip show of the carnage Honest Abe inflicts on a few fangers. It’s got that lovely sharp slo-mo Timur is known for, plus a pretty…

Trailers Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

Godzilla + Voltron – Cats = The Official Synopsis of Pacific Rim

The first official synopsis for Guillermo del Toro’s monsters versus robots movie Pacific Rim is out. Boiled down, the whole thing is about giant robots piloted by different teams of humans struggling to fight strange monsters funneling out of the sea. This movie is going to be massive: When legions of monstrous creatures, known as…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

G.I. Joe: Retaliation pushed back to March 2013 for 3D conversion! Cripes!

G.I. Joe: Retaliation was supposed to be released next month. Instead the studio has decided to push it back to next year for 3D conversion. This is a film the studio has already spent gobs marketing it — they even bought a Super Bowl spot. This baffling decision is not only shocking, it’s depressing. We…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

Who is this mysterious new Dark Knight Rises character?

A new crop of freshly released Dark Knight Rises toys from the Quick Tek line has potentially revealed the a brand new Batman character. Thanks to an io9 reader, we now have a close look at a brand new face, well a toy face. Who could this gentleman on the right be? We have three…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

Concept art from Syfy’s Space Western Defiance shows off future St. Louis

Take a good long look at Syfy’s massive multiplayer online game/television series Defiance. It’s been called a space western, an immigrant drama, and a dystopian drama, but one thing is for certain — this is a sizable undertaking by Syfy. The channel hopes to simultaneously blend together an online roleplaying game with the show’s weekly…

Television Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

What Men in Black III Learned from the Second Film’s Mistakes

Barry Sonnenfeld has been making Men in Black movies for 15 years. We were lucky enough to talk to him one-on-one and find out the secrets of making a Men in Black movie. Including what Sonnenfeld learned from the much maligned second flick, why some MIB staples aren’t in the third film, and how the…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

It’s The Walking Dead for kiddies!

Check out Walking Dead for children! Many moons ago, Jason Chan crafted a beautiful piece of artwork, so great it even inspired an io9 writing prompt contest. https://gizmodo.com/concept-art-writing-prompt-battle-on-the-zombie-playgr-5886235 Now that lovely piece of artwork has become a full-fledged video game project. Chan and the folks at Massive Black Productions are now creating an adorable children…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 23 '12

Aliens recreated with puppets? Game over, man!

What better way to recreate the dark R-rated world of James Cameron’s bloody Aliens than with puppets! The Meat and Potato Theatre of Salt Lake City, Utah is putting on a puppet musical recreating Aliens. And we think that’s just spectacular. Here’s the information from their official website: “In a world…where singing puppets can’t hear…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22 '12

Why we so desperately want Snow White and the Huntsman to be good

We need Snow White and the Huntsman to be good. It’s moved past mere desire to a full-on burning inflammation in our fantasy loins. Why? Perhaps it’s because what we’ve seen in the trailers so far looks pretty damn good. We were raised on Beastmaster, Willow, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, but there’s been a fantasy…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22 '12

Hook’s Rufio is getting his own movie. Let’s hope it’s called Bangarang

Bangarang! Remember the angry crop-top wearing leader of the lost boys, from Robin Williams’ slightly creepy take on the Peter Pan fairytale, Hook? Now Rufio is getting a movie prequel of his own, and it’s taking us behind the red and black mohawk. In an interview with Crave actor Dante Basco revealed the plans to…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22 '12

Don’t worry: Grant Morrison’s Dinosaurs vs. Aliens won’t be a silent movie

We’re beyond excited for Grant Morrison and Barry Sonnenfeld’s prehistoric battle royale movie Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens. We got a few new details on the project while chatting with Sonnenfeld about his latest movie MIB3. Find out where this project is in Hollywood right now, and exactly how the audience is going to connect to with…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22 '12

Prometheus Monster is “Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare”

Get a load of some sexy spaceship concept art from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. Plus, here are some more details from Scott’s latest interview, in which he reveals his new alien beasties’ many secrets. In a lengthy talk with The Hollywood Reporter Scott dives into his new Alien prequel, revealing all sorts of delightful details, such…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22 '12

Short film Vessel puts a sick new twist on an old alien abduction story

Check out the short alien creature feature Vessel, which has finally been released online today. We’ve been following this little flick for years, and at last everyone can watch it. This is seriously fun alien horror. https://gizmodo.com/first-gooey-footage-from-vessels-in-flight-alien-attack-5622935 Here’s the official summary from Vessel’s website. VESSEL is a very ambitious scifi / horror short in the…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 21 '12

First Video from the Third Season of Walking Dead Takes You to Prison!

Take a look at the sets and cast from the next season of AMC’s Walking Dead. Nobody outright says that they’re in a prison, but it sure looks like one. Jeebus is it dark (and awesome). Also someone said the Governor is coming, so you heard it — that’s a promise! No more goddamn farm.…

Television Meredith Woerner May 21 '12

Artist helps wife fight cancer by turning her into a sexy pulp warrior

Concept Artist Ron Miller (who often contributes to io9) wanted to celebrate his wife Judith’s recent victory over cancer with something spectacular — something bold and glorious like the Planet Stories covers they both love. So they created Captain Judikha. Together they stitched a glorious vintage super suit and photoshopped Judikha fighting topless angels (maybe…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 21 '12

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Rico’s Rough Necks, Where Are They Now? Starship Troopers: Invasion takes place 10 years after the original

Did someone call for a Cambulance? Part Camel, Part Ambulance, All Awesome

Watch a man turn into a blowfish in a horrifying short film

Watch how MIB3 threw Will Smith off the Chrysler Building

First footage of The Host feels like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Dawson’s Creek

New Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter trailer gives The Gettysburg Address new meaning

Godzilla + Voltron – Cats = The Official Synopsis of Pacific Rim

G.I. Joe: Retaliation pushed back to March 2013 for 3D conversion! Cripes!

Who is this mysterious new Dark Knight Rises character?

Concept art from Syfy’s Space Western Defiance shows off future St. Louis

What Men in Black III Learned from the Second Film’s Mistakes

It’s The Walking Dead for kiddies!

Aliens recreated with puppets? Game over, man!

Why we so desperately want Snow White and the Huntsman to be good

Hook’s Rufio is getting his own movie. Let’s hope it’s called Bangarang

Don’t worry: Grant Morrison’s Dinosaurs vs. Aliens won’t be a silent movie

Prometheus Monster is “Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare”

Short film Vessel puts a sick new twist on an old alien abduction story

First Video from the Third Season of Walking Dead Takes You to Prison!

Artist helps wife fight cancer by turning her into a sexy pulp warrior

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

Meta Settles Lawsuit That Claimed Social Media Addiction Screwed Up Schools

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Radio Silence Is Making a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Movie

SpaceX Holds More Bitcoin Than Previously Thought

So Those Water Vapors on Europa Might Not Actually Be a Thing

Everything to Know About Disney’s Huge New Millennium Falcon Ride Update

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