Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

It’s impossible to be anything but happy while watching the live Penguin Cam

Warning: Do not watch this adorable live stream of the Penguins at SeaWorld in San Diego unless you can squeal with happiness at your place of work. Just wait until the first penguin takes a run at the live penguin camera, and you’ll turn into a hopeless pile of joy. The live stream is promoting…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 6 '12

New Cabin in the Woods trailer starts to unravel the secrets of Joss Whedon’s horror movie

The latest trailer for the little horror flick that could, The Cabin In The Woods is slowly starting to leak out a few clues about this movie, co-written and directed by Cloverfield’s Drew Goddard. But trust us, what you see here isn’t even the tip of the awesome iceberg. We’re not going to spoil it…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 6 '12

John Carter, As Imagined by 12-Year-Old Andrew Stanton and teenage Michael Chabon

Before he was winning Oscars for Wall-E and Finding Nemo, John Carter director Andrew Stanton was a teen scribbling Tharks in his personal notepads. In fact, a penchant for fan art is something that all three of the head honchoes working on John Carter share. Take a look at the childhood Barsoomian doodles from Stanton,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 6 '12

Michael Bay’s Ouija movie is back from the dead, with a 95% budget cut!

We thought all of Universal’s board game-inspired flicks were dead and buried (with the obvious exception of Battleship). But with shaved production values comes a renewed hope for one flick — the Ouija board movie! With a brand new budget of two nickels and a couple dusty Starbursts, the Hasbro-backed board game is ready to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 6 '12

How historically accurate is the new trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift?

We sort of have a soft spot in our hearts for all the Ice Age animals. And the latest addition Ice Age: Continental Drift looks even more ridiculous than the last. Watch as the world breaks apart, separating the furry besties and creating our planet’s continents. Plus, giant prehistoric crabs! Ice Age: Continental Drift hits…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 6 '12

Once Upon A Time is like a Velveeta enema

There’s a missing person in Storybrooke! And while the helpless victim presumably bleeds to death alone in the cold forest, the exiled fairytale people spend the rest of their time hatching full-grown men out of eggs. This show has officially splintered into two entirely different shows, in different genres: A wacky children’s series where women…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 5 '12

Is there unfinished green screen in the new Men In Black 3 trailer?

You’ve seen the brand new MIB3 trailer, featuring Josh Brolin’s spot-on Tommy Lee Jones impersonation — but did you catch the possible slip-up? We think we spied a left over greenscreen lurking inside this trailer. or is it an empty fish tank with green water? We’re not sure, so we’ll let you decide. Bad Ass…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 5 '12

Stunning fantasy short about jeweled panthers and gold dragons is secretly an advertisement

Check out this brilliant advertisement, directed by Bruno Aveillan for Cartier! Watch as a big bejeweled cat comes to life and leaps across the country, battling a Golden Chinese Dragon, who’s riding the back of a giant Elephant City… If only all commercials were this lovely to look at. In case you want to know…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 5 '12

Hideous Avatar Baby is 50% human, 50% Na’vi, and 100% terrifying

Did you feel cheated after James Cameron’s Avatar never presented the audience with a creepy blue critter spawned from the hair sex sessions of Jake Sully and Neytiri? You’re in luck! One talented artist has created such a cerulean disaster! The eBay seller tinytoesnursery15 has crafted one special little Avatar infant which sold online for…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 5 '12

Amazing Spider-Man releases “My Boyfriend Scales Walls” nail polish color. Oof.

While we love the crazy lizard scale effect for this The Amazing Spider-Man nail polish line, we do wish the actual names were a little more empowering than “My Boyfriend Scales Walls.” Even if Andrew Garfield is a total dreamboat, can’t Gwen Stacy get a “I Punched The Lizard In The Face Electric Green” hue?…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 5 '12

This Suicide Shop animated movie is morbidly disturbing

The Suicide Shop is a strange, morbid animation set in the future where everyone is so depressed they can’t stop killing themselves. Thus the most popular shop in town is The Suicide Shop. We’ve spotted the trailer for the French film and it is horrifying. The Suicide Shop Based on Jean Teule’s novel (which I…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 4 '12

Grimm reveals Hitler’s true identity

Finally a Grimm episode that unzips its fairy tale pants and screams, “get a load of this.” While I’m not sure the folks behind this episode were hoping for screaming laughter from the audience, that is exactly what they got from me. And I absolutely loved it. After weeks and weeks of the Four Ms…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 4 '12

First fantastic look at The Avengers’ new S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, Maria Hill

We’ve seen Captain American, Iron Man and even the big motion-capture Hulk from The Avengers. But where is the bad-ass S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill? Here she is! Take a good high-resolution look at the latest addition to the cinematic Marvel universe, played by How I Met Your Mother’s Cobie Smulders. Both images taken from Marvel.

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 2 '12

Lost superfan gets “Not Penny’s Boat” tattooed on his hand

We’ve seen Charlie Pace’s infamous last words scribbled on hundreds of hands (including our own) but we have never seen anything like this. Lost superfan Tom Moretti got “Not Penny’s Boat” tattooed on his hand. Take a look. Taken from Moretti’s twitter here’s a picture of the ink. And if you don’t believe him, he…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 2 '12

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Intro Remade Entirely With Toys

Take a trip back to when “Cowabunga” was a world people actually used. Behold the entire Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon titles, remade entirely in stop motion animation. Are you not entertained? Created by the crazy cats over at Boom Boom Bang: With over 4,000 individual pictures, Kyle Roberts and crew wanted to recreate the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 2 '12

New ParaNorman trailer unleashes a gorgeous herd of stop-motion zombies

Hot damn, we love the teeny tiny sets and little stop-motion characters that live in ParaNorman’s world. Each crooked little house with their crooked little people and crooked green ghosts floating about is more intricate and fascinating than the next. Check out the latest trailer, that’s just stuffed with undead jaw dropping miniature details! Here’s…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 2 '12

The first clip from The Hunger Games shows Katniss in action

We’ve seen trailers, stills, and ads, but now the first ever clip has been unveiled. This is what your Hunger Games movie is going to look and feel like. Watch as Katniss ruffles the Gamekeepers feathers by ruining their fancy pig roast party. Was it everything you hoped for? Let us know in the comments.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 2 '12

40 images display the technicolor lunacy of Mirror Mirror

Even though though the slapsticky Snow White flick Mirror Mirror reminds us more of Singing In The Rain’s out of sync “Dueling Cavalier” than a dark fairy tale, we’re still completely enthralled by the costumes and bright color palette. Just check out this new collection of gorgeous stills from the set. Let’s hope they payed…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 1 '12

Behind-the-Scenes Hobbit video reveals some dwarf on dwarf action shots!

It’s the first ever Hobbit set video of 2012! Watch Peter Jackson and his team of dragon-fighting dwarves scamper up and down a mountain, in the name of cinematic greatness! We’re also joined by Andy Serkis (second unit director), who’s flying about in a helicopter getting beautiful aerial shots. [via The Hobbit Facebook Page]

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 1 '12

Little yellow minions return to melt your hearts with song in the Despicable Me 2 trailer

The little one-eyed yellow minions are back, singing “Barbara Ann” and melting our hearts into a puddle on the floor. We love these little guys, and we loved Despicable Me, so we’re supremely pleased to see them all together again in this little teaser trailer for the sequel. Both directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 1 '12

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It’s impossible to be anything but happy while watching the live Penguin Cam

New Cabin in the Woods trailer starts to unravel the secrets of Joss Whedon’s horror movie

John Carter, As Imagined by 12-Year-Old Andrew Stanton and teenage Michael Chabon

Michael Bay’s Ouija movie is back from the dead, with a 95% budget cut!

How historically accurate is the new trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift?

Once Upon A Time is like a Velveeta enema

Is there unfinished green screen in the new Men In Black 3 trailer?

Stunning fantasy short about jeweled panthers and gold dragons is secretly an advertisement

Hideous Avatar Baby is 50% human, 50% Na’vi, and 100% terrifying

Amazing Spider-Man releases “My Boyfriend Scales Walls” nail polish color. Oof.

This Suicide Shop animated movie is morbidly disturbing

Grimm reveals Hitler’s true identity

First fantastic look at The Avengers’ new S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, Maria Hill

Lost superfan gets “Not Penny’s Boat” tattooed on his hand

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Intro Remade Entirely With Toys

New ParaNorman trailer unleashes a gorgeous herd of stop-motion zombies

The first clip from The Hunger Games shows Katniss in action

40 images display the technicolor lunacy of Mirror Mirror

Behind-the-Scenes Hobbit video reveals some dwarf on dwarf action shots!

Little yellow minions return to melt your hearts with song in the Despicable Me 2 trailer

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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