Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Romero Crazies Remake Actually Pretty Insane, Plus Twilight Sings

Remember the effeminate boy from High School Musical with all the fabulous hats? Well, he’s a singing vampire now. But in better news, the Romero Crazies remake seems actually crazy, which is a good thing. The Crazies This recent remake seems to be similar in spirit to Romero’s original. Town gets infected, starts killing its…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 4 '09

6 Important Life Lessons From The Twilight Zone

Twilight Zone turns 50 years old today, so to celebrate here are the most important moral lessons we learned from this ground-breaking anthology series. For example: You should never trust an alien. The End of The World Isn’t The Worst Thing That Can Happen The Twilight Zone loved to threaten us with the end of…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 2 '09

Ming-Na On Being The First Lesbian To Step Out Of The Stargate

Ming-Na’s Stargate Universe character isn’t just stepping through a portal into another galaxy, she’s coming out of the closet. She tells us about playing Stargate’s first openly gay character, and how this show is about to get a lot sexier. Ming-Na: When I first signed on as Camille, that wasn’t part of the revelation of…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

Jesse Eisenberg Schools Us On Zombie Survival

Jesse Eisenberg plays Zombieland’s paranoid shut-in, forced to evacuate his little apartment when the world is over-run with zombies. We got the chance to chat with this unlikely hero and learn about zombie safety — and end-of-the-world etiquette. You’re kind of an unlikely hero, which is kind of a tradition in a lot of zombie…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

New Avatar Pictures Are The Blue Jungle Cat’s Pajamas

Get a load of these new stills from James Cameron‘s alien masterpiece Avatar. It’s getting seriously catty on the planet Pandora — look at the pink detail inside the Na’vi ears, plus their long tails. [via Screen Crave]

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

Little Women Falls Victim To The Rise Of Literary Werewolves

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel is next to fall victim to the supernatural novel re-writing trend. But this time it’s werewolves! So let me guess: instead of scarlet fever Beth becomes a werewolf and they keep her in the basement. According to mediabistro’s Galley Cat, Little Women and Werewolves by Porter Grand has been snatched…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

John Lasseter Explains Buzz Lightyear’s Secret Origin

Pixar boss John Lasseter spends a little time describing how Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear came to be. Turns out Buzz has a little bit of G.I. Joe in him. And his color palate came straight from the heart.

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

Christopher Nolan’s Chilling Behind The Scenes Inception Video

Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan’s latest film is shrouded in mystery, but we’ve got a few ideas. Still, this leaked on set video is so surreal and weird, it’s spooky. Spoilery talk ahead. https://gizmodo.com/new-leaks-add-extra-layers-to-chris-nolans-mind-frak-of-5345482 We believe that Nolan’s latest movie takes us into the mind, and lets us step inside a person’s dreams. This video…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

First Look At Mayhem And Costumes On The Set Of Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet

Explosions! Calamity! A skinny Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet! Check out this set video for the Green Hornetmovie. Meanwhile, Edward James Olmos reveals more about his reporter role, and his hopes for a sequel. In other Hornet news Edward James Olmos told The LA Times that the film is “finally coming together,” and revealed…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 1 '09

We Take SGU’s David Blue To Task: Is Eli Trying To Replace McKay?

We were lucky enough to interview two new Stargate Universe crew members, played by Ming-Na and David Blue. We took the opportunity to grill Blue on his Gater know-how and find out all we could about Eli. Ming-Na and David Blue’s characters are probably the two must buzzed-about crew members aboard Stargate Universe’s Destiny. Ming-Na…

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

A Gentleman Bronco Goes Galaxy Quest

Sam Rockwell, the space hero in Jared Hess’ new film Gentlemen Broncos, waxes philosophical about working with Tim Allen on the set of Galaxy Quest in this weird behind-the-scenes clip. The latest look at GB from Cinematical has Sam Rockwell talking about Tim Allen’s villain theories on the Galaxy Quest set. I must admit if…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

New Images Give Us A Better Look At The Star Trek MMO World

We’re all still anxiously awaiting the release of the Star Trek MMO. Until then, check out Cryptic Studios’ beautiful new space images from inside the MMO that will give you renewed hope that the game will actually come out. This game has a long, long wait but thankfully these images seem to promise an MMO…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

Iron Man 2 Set Report: Everyone Is Afraid of Whiplash

The latest Iron Man 2 set video is all about Whiplash. Watch as Mickey Rourke throws around his cybernetically controlled whips and scares the hell out of us all, because he looks ridiculous with such gusto.

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

Red Dawn Remake’s Anti-American Propaganda Posters

The Red Dawn reboot rallies to re-educate the workers of Pontiac, MI to fight corporate corruption. Check out some new set pics and video, which show the anti-captalism propaganda plastered across the streets after the Chinese and Russians have invaded. A fantastic Red Dawn 2010 fansite has posted a mass of set pics and set…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

New Moon Posters Have Everyone Channeling The Dramatic Chipmunk

It’s time to play “caption that vampire.” The latest posters from New Moon have arrived and everyone is practicing his/her best “serious drama” face. But what are the wolf boys and vampire elite really trying to tell us?

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 30 '09

France Is Infested With Giant Crabs

We can not wait for Grégoire Sivan’s short King Crab Attack — but we’ll have to make do with the excellent trailer. Watch while giant crabs take France. KING CRAB ATTACK ! from Jérôme Lozano (Headeater) on Vimeo. Also it reminds me of this delightful onion clip, giant crabs what could go wrong? Experts Agree Giant,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 29 '09

AMC’s Prisoner Reboot Sets A Date

At last, we can witness the Ian McKellen/Jim Caviezel battle of wills (and acting.) AMC’s remake of the The Prisoner will air on November 15 and stretch over three nights — that’s six hours of mind twists. Ian McKellen plays the devious Number Two, leader of “The Village” a place where retired agent Number Six…

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 29 '09

Wild Things’ Biggest Flaw Revealed: The $610 Overgrown Child Suit

I’ve been supremely cautious about getting excited about Spike Jonze‘s Wild Things film because whenever I get excited about a piece of indy pop culture, crap like this happens. Witness badvertising at its height: a man-child suit, costing just $610. It even forgot the whiskers and the crown! This whole incredibly overpriced fiasco just makes…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 29 '09

See The World Meet Its Meatball-Fueled End

The best part of Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs isn’t just the clever jokes and heart-warming storytelling: it’s the amazing design, which brought Judi and Ron Barrett’s book to life. A gallery of concept art showcases delicious destruction, below. The fun twist to the film is the Jell-O mold doubles as a mansion and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 29 '09

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Meredith Woerner

Romero Crazies Remake Actually Pretty Insane, Plus Twilight Sings

6 Important Life Lessons From The Twilight Zone

Ming-Na On Being The First Lesbian To Step Out Of The Stargate

Jesse Eisenberg Schools Us On Zombie Survival

New Avatar Pictures Are The Blue Jungle Cat’s Pajamas

Little Women Falls Victim To The Rise Of Literary Werewolves

John Lasseter Explains Buzz Lightyear’s Secret Origin

Christopher Nolan’s Chilling Behind The Scenes Inception Video

First Look At Mayhem And Costumes On The Set Of Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet

We Take SGU’s David Blue To Task: Is Eli Trying To Replace McKay?

A Gentleman Bronco Goes Galaxy Quest

New Images Give Us A Better Look At The Star Trek MMO World

Iron Man 2 Set Report: Everyone Is Afraid of Whiplash

Red Dawn Remake’s Anti-American Propaganda Posters

New Moon Posters Have Everyone Channeling The Dramatic Chipmunk

France Is Infested With Giant Crabs

AMC’s Prisoner Reboot Sets A Date

Wild Things’ Biggest Flaw Revealed: The $610 Overgrown Child Suit

See The World Meet Its Meatball-Fueled End

Cloudy Gallery

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

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