Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Halloween Costume Ideas for 2011

Hoping to find a timely Halloween costume this year — but not interested in being the 20th Nyan Cat at the same office party? Then try on these outfits for size. We’ve collected over a dozen great ideas for timely and exciting science fiction and fantasy costumes. Hipster Ariel! We all fell in love with…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 21 '11

Paranormal Activity 3: Actually scary, unlike Paranormal Activity 2

Home movies full of murder and ghostly carnage? It must be time to check in with Katie, Kristi and the family of the damned! While the third installment of the Paranormal Activity saga is a massive step up from the godawful second movie, the scares couldn’t save PA3 from suffocating under all its unwelcome over-explaining.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 21 '11

American Horror Story and the Evil Abortionist

Last night, we learned so many things on American Horror Story. So many, in fact, that I’m worried we may have run out of things to discover inside this overstuffed “murder house.” But for now lets just celebrate one quality Constance flashback, complete with a de-aged Jessica Lange. American Horror Story started off like it…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

The Wachowskis Prepare To Make Huge Scifi Flick, Jupiter Ascending

The Matrix directing duo Andy and Lana Wachowski are getting back into the scifi blockbuster business. While they’re currently shooting their adaptation of Cloud Atlas, their next big project promises to be even bigger: Warner Bros. has picked up the Wachowskis’ original scifi project Jupiter Ascending. Now all they need is their Keanu Reeves. Rumor…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

Stare Into the Unseeing Eyes Of Real-Life Zombie Homer Simpson

You know we’re suckers for real life portrayals of any fictional cartoon — but real life zombie Homer Simpson is twice the amazing. It’s two great tastes that taste great together, people. Created by Deviant Art’s TranzorZ3D, behold Zombie Homer, who probably has waaaay too big of a brain! And we threw in the artist’s…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

Watch the entire pilot for Once Upon A Time right now

Can’t wait for ABC’s fractured fairy tale Once Upon A Time? Then watch it right now! The pilot has been released on the internet. Check out Snow White’s sob story that winds up leaving her mind-wiped and trapped in the real world. Above is the first nine minutes, which should help you get started —…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

Chronicle trailer shows what happens when High Schoolers get superpowers: they become even bigger assholes

MTV has released a new trailer for their found footage superhero movie Chronicle, and it smacks of Cloverfield with a sprinkling of Misfits. Plus it stars the wonderful Michael B. Jordan (The Wire, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights). Watch it now! We’re pretty exhausted with the whole “found footage” genre, and yet there’s something strangely appealing…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

Akira movie gets greenlit — and could star Tron Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund

Looks like Akira has been ripped out of development purgatory and dropped into production hell. Warner Bros. has reportedly greenlit director Jaume Collet-Serra’s remake of the anime classic. Hollywood has been trying to adapt the atomic-psychedelic Anime Akira for American audiences for years. One of the Hughes Brothers was going to direct the big budget…

Anime Meredith Woerner Oct 20 '11

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

We scored a few minutes with the Zombiefather George A. Romero at the kick-off to AMC’s Fear Fest celebration. He shared his thoughts on undead sensation Walking Dead — and his plans for his next project, adapting The Zombie Autopsies. What do you think of Walking Dead? I love the books, I haven’t seen any…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

Gossip Girl writer creating an Americanized version of the UK superhero show Misfits

Get ready for teen sex and superpowers — the highly praised British TV series Misfits is coming to the US. Gossip Girl and Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz is readying an Americanized version of Misfits. Vulture broke the news that now that Schwartz’s Chuck series is ending he’s eyeing an American adaptation of Misfits. The story…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

Watch Daniel Radcliffe fight off a horrifying ghost without his wands!

Now that the Harry Potter series is dead and buried, Daniel Radcliffe has moved on to his next supernatural project The Woman in Black, about a young lawyer and a vicious she-ghost. Watch the new trailer, now with more creepy monkey toys. Heres’s the brief synopsis, directed by the writer of The Descent: Part 2…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

George Lucas Upstages Vader: The Best Moments from the Scream Awards

Last night’s Scream Awards was an epic celebration of horror, science fiction and comics, as the Hollywood elite gathered to toast Ed Brubaker, Peter Dinklage and gore. Here are our favorite weird and awesome moments. All Hail Giant Peter Dinklage Instead of unrolling a giant video screen for award winners not in attendance could deliver…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

First clip from Ghost Rider shows off Nic Cage’s new “hellified” ride

Now that we know that everything Nic Cage rides as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider 2 becomes hellified (even, er, ladies) let’s take a look at his hellified motorcycle in this first-ever clip form Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, which premiered last night at the Scream Awards. https://gizmodo.com/why-there-arent-flaming-hookers-in-ghost-rider-2-5850432 Yes, that is Johnny Whitworth playing Blackout.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

A new Sherlock Holmes 2 trailer, now with even more magic and cross-dressing

The brand new Sherlock Holmes 2 trailer has a wonderful road trip feel to it. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law chase Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris) across the globe with wonderful steampunkery and lots of supernatural brouhaha. Watch the second trailer now! The official synopsis: “Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

Piranha 3DD trailer has Gary Busey, David Hasselhoff, and Ving Rhames’ magic gun legs!

Here’s the first footage from Piranha 3DD, the sequel to the fish movie that bit off a man’s penis on camera! And this time, the Piranhas are traveling through the sewer system, eating up all the folks lounging in their pools. Their end game? Invading a busty water park. The film — which was penned…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

The most expensive show on television uses Nerf guns as props

You know that incredibly expensive show about time travel and dinosaurs, Terra Nova? Well turns out their super huge budget didn’t leave much wiggle room for props. The keen eyed Redditor Drahos spotted this hilarious mishap: Looks like they burnt all their money on dinosaurs and eyeliner for the sixers. The leftover money was spent…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '11

This Comic Con cosplaying marriage proposal will melt your heart

Watch one clever dancing Pokemon fan pop the question to his lady, amongst the madness at New York Comic Con. Sure this isn’t the first dancing wedding proposal we’ve seen, but it is the only one with Boba Fett. Plus the “I Do” cartoon bubble is priceless.

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '11

The Devil Inside trailer tries to one-up The Exorcist — with 4 demons possessing one woman

Take your paltry singular demon possession and step aside — the new trailer for exorcism flick The Devil Inside puts multiple demons inside each victim. And that’s just the ones they can hear! Take a look at this insane new horror trailer. Here’s what it’s about: In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '11

Tom Hiddleston reveals why Joss Whedon has a soft spot for The Avengers‘ Big Bad

Find out how much Loki has changed since we last saw him battling his brother in Thor. Plus find out what Joss Whedon’s notes were for the God of Mischief’s performance, and why Hiddleston thinks Whedon loves this villain most of all. We sat down with Tom Hiddleston in a roundtable interview at New York…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '11

First trailer for “The Con Of Wrath” a documentary about the most infamous Star Trek convention

The most notorious science fiction convention of all times might well be Houston’s “Ultimate Fantasy” convention, now nicknamed “The Con of Wrath.” When audience attendance plummeted, the convention’s guests reached inside their own pockets to give the fans a show. Check out the first trailer for the documentary behind it directed by Star Trek aficionado…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '11

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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Halloween Costume Ideas for 2011

Paranormal Activity 3: Actually scary, unlike Paranormal Activity 2

American Horror Story and the Evil Abortionist

The Wachowskis Prepare To Make Huge Scifi Flick, Jupiter Ascending

Stare Into the Unseeing Eyes Of Real-Life Zombie Homer Simpson

Watch the entire pilot for Once Upon A Time right now

Chronicle trailer shows what happens when High Schoolers get superpowers: they become even bigger assholes

Akira movie gets greenlit — and could star Tron Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

Gossip Girl writer creating an Americanized version of the UK superhero show Misfits

Watch Daniel Radcliffe fight off a horrifying ghost without his wands!

George Lucas Upstages Vader: The Best Moments from the Scream Awards

First clip from Ghost Rider shows off Nic Cage’s new “hellified” ride

A new Sherlock Holmes 2 trailer, now with even more magic and cross-dressing

Piranha 3DD trailer has Gary Busey, David Hasselhoff, and Ving Rhames’ magic gun legs!

The most expensive show on television uses Nerf guns as props

This Comic Con cosplaying marriage proposal will melt your heart

The Devil Inside trailer tries to one-up The Exorcist — with 4 demons possessing one woman

Tom Hiddleston reveals why Joss Whedon has a soft spot for The Avengers‘ Big Bad

First trailer for “The Con Of Wrath” a documentary about the most infamous Star Trek convention

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