Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Dancing Groot Is Real! And He Dances!

Ever since the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy, we’ve been yearning to buy a dancing Groot figure. Now we’re one (very small) step closer to having a little Groot of our own. embed Patrick Delehantymade this Groot toy and debuted it at Stockton-Con. We think it’s just great. Also maybe Groot is the new…

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Jeff Bridges Explains Why It Took Him 20 Years To Make The Giver

Jeff Bridges has been trying to turn Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver into a feature film for twenty years. So what took so long? We asked him, and we also asked “The Receiver” how they developed the actual art of giving and taking in The Giver. Jeff Bridges (The Giver) What is it about this…

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Nothing On Earth Can Hold Adrien Brody In The Houdini Trailer

Adrien Brody transforms into the early 20th century escape artist Harry Houdini for the History Channel miniseries Houdini. Known for his ability to escape chains, locks, and upside-down boxes filled with water, Houdini was legend — let’s just hope this miniseries lives up to the artist’s reputation.

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True Blood: “Here Is A Hot Dildo On A Stick, Are You Not Entertained?”

True Blood is hell bent on getting shit done this week. So hang on tight, because True Blood is about to wrap things up, and fast. Oh, also there were some ridiculous/horrifying medieval torture sex toys, because True Blood! Let’s break this bitch down Pro/Con style: Pro: Sarah Newlin decides to just walk out and…

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R.I.P. Robin Williams, The Man With A Thousand Characters

Robin Williams—stand up comedian and beloved actor from Hook, Aladdin, Dead Poets Society and Mork & Mindy died today from an alleged suicide. He was 63. According to a press release issued by Marin County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division, Williams was found unconscious and not breathing this morning inside his home in Tiburon. The paramedics,…

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Watch The Pilot Episode Of The Knick Now, Just Maybe Not While Eating

Steven Soderbergh’s first episode of The Knick is available for free online. Get a look inside New York’s Knickerbocker Hospital in the year 1900, and the various surgical procedures that were hosted inside its theater. But be warned, it’s bloody. The pilot is on YouTube, which means it may not be available everywhere. However, the…

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Colossal Groot Cosplay Will Stomp Into Your Heart

I Am GROOT! This gigantic Groot created by Calen Hoffman is both adorable and massively impressive. I would wait in line to have this giant hand me a flower. Well done! Created by Calen Hoffman of Propcustomz, the step-by-step process was documented anduploaded in a separate gallery showcasing the growing of Groot.He’s really real! [via…

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Six Clips From The Giver Reveal The YA Dystopia From Your Youth

Lois Lowry’s dystopian nightmare novel The Giver is required reading for most folks who grew up in the ’90s. Needless to say, there’s a lot of pressure on the movie adaptation to get the translation right. And this is the first chunk of footage to really give us a good feel for the film. So…

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Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote Film Is Now A Super Meta Modern-Day Movie

Terry Gilliam’s long-awaited Don Quixote movie (we honestly thought this film had been dead for a long time) is back with a production start date on the horizon. But there’s one big change to The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: it’s set in the present. The Wrapannounced the first big change to Terry Gilliam’s The…

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Nova Concept Art Reveals The One Character You Didn’t See in GOTG

Guardians Of The Galaxy was stuffed to the gills with aliens, side characters and creatures. But there was one character that we didn’t see on screen, Nova—a character so hotly anticipated folks were certain Nathan Fillion was secretly cast as this strong-jawed space cop. He wasn’t, but here’s what Nova could have looked like. Cinemablendhas…

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Zack Snyder Calls Into Local Radio Show To Defend The Honor Of Aquaman

Zack Snyder heard a couple of local radio DJs in Detroit talking shit about HIS movie—specifically about Aquaman, and that was just not going to fly. So he called them up and politely set them straight. And in doing so, he revealed a whole lot about his Aquaman. Plus, it’s just adorable. CBS Detroit caught…

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More Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles Movies Are Coming

Yikes, has it really been 20 years since Interview With The Vampire? By Hollywood standards, that makes Anne Rice’s works way overdue for a reboot—which is exactly what is happening, only with producers we’re not really sure we want meddling in this supernatural genre. The Wrap is reporting that Brian Grazer, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto…

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A Truly Outrageous Gif Party!

It’s been a hard week, relax at our Gif Party. You’ve earned it. (via perez) Adorable Chris Pratt being adorable via chrisprattawesomesource. And if you’ve had a week, this one’s for you, via ooblue.

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Groot Was Inspired By James Gunn’s Dog—That Explains A LOT

Did you wonder why it was so wondrously easy to open your heart to the lovely sort-of-talking tree creature Groot? Because he’s an amalgam of everything that is adorable in this world, including director James Gunn’s dog, Dr. Von Spears. We spoke to Gunn about the secret origins of the movie version of Groot: You…

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New Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Cover Is Horrifying

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Penguin decided to create a new cover for the Roald Dahl work. What resulted was both confusing and terrifying. Run, kids, run. Penguin’s website called the edition part of their New Modern Classic series and justified the new Valley of the Dolls meets actual…

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The Flash Trailer Shows Barry Allen’s Powers In Action

Want to see what Barry Allen’s going to look like zipping around town with his new superpowers? This latest trailer shows every single Flash-in-action camera angle available—including what can only be called a Flash Cam POV angle. See what it’s like to be the Flash!

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TMNT Movie Makers Reveal Ninja Turtle Easter Eggs You Should Look For

We sat down with TMNT director Jonathan Liebesman and producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form to talk turtles, and uncovered a whole lot—just a ton—about pizza product placement, baby turtles and which non-turtle mutants are in the film. Plus, find out what TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman himself contributed to the new film. Why is right…

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Lee Pace Will Lead The Alien Resistance In Prisoner of War

Now this is what we’re talking about, Lee Pace is set to star in an aliens vs. humans action hero movie called Prisoner of War. Finally we’ll get to see those eyebrows in action. Deadline is reporting that Pace is replacing Alex Russell of Chronicle for the lead in Prisoner of War. The film is…

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Disney Is Really Building A Star Wars Theme Park

Disney has finally woken up to the massive demand for Star Wars experiences, and is massively expanding the Star Wars presence in their theme park universe. It’s going to be exponentially bigger than just one measly Star Tours ride. According to Entertainment WeeklyDisney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger revealed to investors that “[Disney’s] also developing…

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James Spader On Playing The Avengers‘ 8-Foot Tall Robot Villain Ultron

Robert Downey Jr. called James Spader’s Avengers 2 storyline“the best bad guy plot I’ve ever read.” But what does Ultron himself think? We got a brief interview with James Spader at Comic-Con, and here’s what the actor had to say about his debut as a Marvel’s next Big Bad. How did you get involved with…

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Dancing Groot Is Real! And He Dances!

Jeff Bridges Explains Why It Took Him 20 Years To Make The Giver

Nothing On Earth Can Hold Adrien Brody In The Houdini Trailer

True Blood: “Here Is A Hot Dildo On A Stick, Are You Not Entertained?”

R.I.P. Robin Williams, The Man With A Thousand Characters

Watch The Pilot Episode Of The Knick Now, Just Maybe Not While Eating

Colossal Groot Cosplay Will Stomp Into Your Heart

Six Clips From The Giver Reveal The YA Dystopia From Your Youth

Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote Film Is Now A Super Meta Modern-Day Movie

Nova Concept Art Reveals The One Character You Didn’t See in GOTG

Zack Snyder Calls Into Local Radio Show To Defend The Honor Of Aquaman

More Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles Movies Are Coming

A Truly Outrageous Gif Party!

Groot Was Inspired By James Gunn’s Dog—That Explains A LOT

New Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Cover Is Horrifying

The Flash Trailer Shows Barry Allen’s Powers In Action

TMNT Movie Makers Reveal Ninja Turtle Easter Eggs You Should Look For

Lee Pace Will Lead The Alien Resistance In Prisoner of War

Disney Is Really Building A Star Wars Theme Park

James Spader On Playing The Avengers‘ 8-Foot Tall Robot Villain Ultron

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Movie

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

pCloud Easter Special: One Payment, Lifetime Storage for Entire Family (68% Off)

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

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DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?