Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Lost’s Off-Island Character Coincidences Mapped Out

Why did Sayid’s captors know Kate’s fake daddy? How come Locke and Hugo had the same boss? And how did Jack’s life-and-death doctor decisions change Boone’s life? All these strange coincidences are mapped out on a fantastic interactive chart. [Scordit]

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

RIP Zelda Rubinstein, Our Favorite Movie Psychic

Beloved movie psychic, Zelda Rubinstein, passed away Wednesday Jan. 27th. Best known for her work as Tangina Barrons from the Poltergeist movies, Zelda was the spark that made that franchise eternal. Hope to see you on the other side. Zelda’s agent, Eric Stevens, confirmed she passed away of natural causes at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

Lobo’s Space-Biker Good Times Run Out Of Gas, Thanks To Steampunk Sherlock

The tweed-covered Robert Downey Jr. has outwitted the alien bounty-hunter/space-biker Lobo. Guy Ritchie has bailed out of the Lobo movie in favor of another Sherlock Holmes film. According to the LA Times’ Hero Complex, Ritchie has rearranged his schedule to start prep work on Sherlock Holmes 2. Sadly this may not mean that Lobo is…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

Keanu Reeves To Play Selfish Cryo Creep In Scifi Romance Feature

Keanu Reeves latest character in the the space love story Passengers is stuck between a rock and a cryogenically frozen body. We’re not sure if we agree with Reeves’ drastic response, but it’s gotta be better than The Lakehouse. The film Passengers is set in the future, on board a spacecraft where the crew is…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

A Glimpse Of Avatar’s Deleted Bar Brawl, Plus Details On The Sequel

We previously reported on the never-before-seen scenes that were cut from Avatar — now see the first image from the bar brawl on Cameron’s dystopian Earth. Also, check out this collection of Lego Na’Vi, and news on Avatar 2’s pre-production. https://gizmodo.com/everything-that-was-cut-from-avatar-sex-drugs-and-sui-5446538 What you’re seeing here is the end result of Jake Sully’s bar fight, back…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

New Green Lantern Concept Art Brings The Corps Into Grim Reality

A collection of seemingly official concept art from Ryan Reynolds’ space-cop adaptation Green Lantern showcases a few of our favorite members of the Corps. So who’s in? Click through to find out. These concept designs were discovered by Cosmic Book News and later confirmed to be true concept art designs on the Green Lantern Crps…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27 '10

Picard Versus Kirk, Who Would Win In A Fight? Trekkers Decide

This weekend, fans flocked to San Francisco to see Sir Patrick Stewart, William Shatner and a gorgeous array of Trek pageantry. But more importantly crowds answered the age-old, all-important question: who would win in a fight between Kirk and Picard? After the big Picard and Kirk panel this weekend at the SF Star Trek Convention,…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '10

Please Don’t Let Sam Worthington Play A Bad-Ass, Australian-Accented Dracula

God we can see it now: Van Helsing meets Wild Wild West, but with longer hair, vampires and Sam Worthington. Rumor has it the Avatar star is Universal’s pick to play Dracula in their period-piece Dracula: Year Zero. This has “terrible idea” written in blood all over the walls. Universal needs to decide today whether…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '10

Mortal Kombat Gets One More Movie Chance. We Say No Fatalities, No Dice

Mortal Kombat was already adapted from a bloody fatality-dealing video game into a tame movie two dismal times. And now, Warner Brothers is hitting the restart button on the franchise yet again. But will it finally have the all-important fatalities? Bloody Disgusting has a tip that WB has its eye on yet another Mortal Kombat…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '10

Optimus Prime In High Heels? Ninja Turtles With Push-Up Bras? Behold The Wrongness.

A new crop of “sexy” Halloween costumes is out. And nothing says Trick-Or-Treat like Turtle boobs. Countdown until the inevitable “Baroness making out with Cobra Commander” pictures fill Facebook starts now. All these costumes are at Costmue Craze, if you can handle the mental scarring. Via Costmue Craze Via Costmue Craze Costmue Craze Costmue Craze…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '10

Walter Finally Meets His Match On Fringe

The season finale on Fox’s Fringe will give us the epic genius showdown we’ve been waiting for. We know what team we’re on — do you? Spoilers ahead. The epic two-hour Fringe finale is bringing out the big brains. Walter Bishop (John Noble) and William Bell (Leonard Nimoy) are set to meet and have a…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '10

The Wolfman’s Moulting: All The Reshoots, Redos And Re-Edits

Reshoots, re-edits, rewrites and re-scoring — The Wolfman has been through it all. But have all these re-snips neutered Benicio Del Toro‘s furry monster picture? We re-trace all of the second-guessing that may have doomed this film. The first sign of problems for the big wolf revival was over two years ago, when Universal pushed…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '10

Gremlins 3D Rumors Make Us Fear The Rise of A CG Gizmo

There have been whispers about Joe Dante’s Gremlins 3 for years. But the latest rumor seems to hint that if Gremlins comes back, it may be released in 3-D. Could that mean CG Gremlins? https://gizmodo.com/original-gremlin-director-hints-at-gremlins-3-5233257 There’s been so much chatter about Dante’s Gremlins 3 masterpiece. Will he make it, would it have puppets instead of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '10

Avatar’s Dark Knight Victory: A Good Or Bad Sign For John Carter Of Mars?

Avatar sets new records this week, whipping past The Dark Knight like an AMP suit running past a Batpod. But will the success of the Na’vi spell doom for Disney/Pixar’s John Carter of Mars? Variety is reporting that Avatar has finally beat the Dark Knight’s $533.3 million record, by grossing $552.8 million domestically, thanks to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '10

Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt Too Old To Play Spidey? Marc Webb May Not Think So

Admit it, Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be a dream Spider-Man. Still, when his recent director Marc Webb was picked to reboot the franchise, we hardly dared hope the 28-year-old would get cast as teen Peter Parker. But there’s still a chance. https://gizmodo.com/spider-man-has-his-new-director-5452328 While chatting with MTV JGL expressed great happiness that his past director from 500…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '10

Star Trek 2 Will Be “Very Much About The Villain”

The next Star Trek film has ditched the time-traveling plot line, and now writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have announced that the sequel will revolve around its villain. But who will put this new crew to the test? https://gizmodo.com/surprising-characters-may-appear-in-john-carter-and-ava-5450633 Now that Paramount has announced the release date for their second Star Trek, set for…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '10

Jonze’s Sweet Robot Romance, Boll’s Next Pic, And Sherlock Holmes’ Dino Caper

We’ve got a grab bag of crazy for you this week at Cult. Spike Jonze is back and ladling out the hipster love in his new short I’m Here. Plus, meet a tire named Robert who wants to murder you. I’m Here Spike Jonze is back on the big screen with the Sundance premiere of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 24 '10

Those Mysterious Glimpses In The New Lost Promo — Explained!

This morning, we showed off a spoilery screen cap from the new season of Lost. Naturally speculation has run wild, and we’re here to set a few things straight, and ask a few more questions. https://gizmodo.com/let-the-right-one-in-remake-sounds-hideous-plus-weird-5454088 First up, the biggest deal was the return of Claire — with a big gun no less! Looks like…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 22 '10

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Spend all week building your humble, futuristic country shack? Never fear, we’ve got everything you may have missed, including Jane Espenson’s insider details on Caprica, a history of Iron Man’s Armors, and creepy dark-matter space pics. https://gizmodo.com/wandering-cities-that-roam-the-steppes-5454406 Is Avatar Too Realistic For Its Own Good? Chinese writers condemned Avatar, a branch of the Russian communist…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 22 '10

Fox’s Planet Of The Apes Reboot Is Not Dead Yet

We recently bemoaned the possible shelving of Minority Report writer Scott Frank‘s super dark Planet of the Apes reboot, to be called Caesar. But Fox may have changed its mind about this Ape origins story. Vulture is reporting that Peter Chernin has stepped up as producer in the wake of the online news that Frank…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 22 '10

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Lost’s Off-Island Character Coincidences Mapped Out

RIP Zelda Rubinstein, Our Favorite Movie Psychic

Lobo’s Space-Biker Good Times Run Out Of Gas, Thanks To Steampunk Sherlock

Keanu Reeves To Play Selfish Cryo Creep In Scifi Romance Feature

A Glimpse Of Avatar’s Deleted Bar Brawl, Plus Details On The Sequel

New Green Lantern Concept Art Brings The Corps Into Grim Reality

Picard Versus Kirk, Who Would Win In A Fight? Trekkers Decide

Please Don’t Let Sam Worthington Play A Bad-Ass, Australian-Accented Dracula

Mortal Kombat Gets One More Movie Chance. We Say No Fatalities, No Dice

Optimus Prime In High Heels? Ninja Turtles With Push-Up Bras? Behold The Wrongness.

Walter Finally Meets His Match On Fringe

The Wolfman’s Moulting: All The Reshoots, Redos And Re-Edits

Gremlins 3D Rumors Make Us Fear The Rise of A CG Gizmo

Avatar’s Dark Knight Victory: A Good Or Bad Sign For John Carter Of Mars?

Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt Too Old To Play Spidey? Marc Webb May Not Think So

Star Trek 2 Will Be “Very Much About The Villain”

Jonze’s Sweet Robot Romance, Boll’s Next Pic, And Sherlock Holmes’ Dino Caper

Those Mysterious Glimpses In The New Lost Promo — Explained!

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Fox’s Planet Of The Apes Reboot Is Not Dead Yet

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

Meta Settles Lawsuit That Claimed Social Media Addiction Screwed Up Schools

Jeep, Ram, and Dodge Vehicles Could Soon Come Equipped With Wayve’s Self-Driving Tech

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

You Won’t Believe How Much Exercise It Takes to Get ‘Substantial’ Heart Protection

China Wants to Remotely Recharge ‘Drone Swarms’ From Orbit

Trump Admin Takes Equity Stake in IBM and Other Quantum Computing Companies

Anker Solix E10 Review: No Power? No Problem

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker Review: Sonos Can Start Sweating Now

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar Review: A Boisterous Stab at Dominating Home Theater

Dell’s XPS 16 (2026) Is Almost Everything I Could Have Asked for… Almost

Smart Glasses With Subscriptions Are As Bad as They Sound

iBuyPower’s Trace X Gaming PC Is the Fishbowl You Want to Swim In

Govee Ceiling Light Ultra Review: AI Art Ain’t It

JBL Live 780NC Review: Solid Wireless Headphones You Can Live Without

Acer’s Swift 16 AI (2026) Gets a Lot Right, But I Can’t Get Past the Trackpad

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Review: Not Worth It at Full Price