Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Villains of Amazing Spider-Man 2: “This is OUR Origin Story!”

One thing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has going for it is villains. It’s got heaps and heaps of villains. So many villains. And we spoke exclusively to both Electro and the Green Goblin on why this movie is really all about them. io9: My first question is for Jamie. Was there ever any chance that…

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In The Extant Trailer, Halle Berry Gets Pregnant With A Space Baby!

The first ever footage from the Steven Spielberg-produced space drama Extant has been released. And it’s kind of like The Astronaut’s Wife in reverse. So far so good — who knows what got Halle Berry pregnant in space, but I bet it’s an alien! Extant will premiere on July 9th on CBS. [via EW]

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Jennifer Lawrence Kicks So Much Ass In X-Men: Days Of Future Past Clip

Jennifer Lawrence is look slick as hell in her Mustique makeup, while kicking all the ass, in this clip from X-Men: Days of Future Past. Plus it contains Peter Dinklage, and that only makes this moment that much better. See for yourself! X-Men: Days of Future Past will hit theaters on May 23rd. [via Yahoo]

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Summer 2014 Museum Guide: Get Out And Do Science!

The summer is approaching, and it’s a perfect time for a road trip. So we’ve compiled a list of “must see” science events and museum exhibits, aroudn the globe. Plus some specialty museums that are awesome in their own right. Get ready for a packed summer! Summer Stargazing Canada Science & Technology Museum This museum…

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Fox Cancels Almost Human

Fox is pulling the plug on its A.I. cop show, as. Almost Human human has been canceled. No real surprise here as the ratings were not great. However, we did enjoy the pilot. So long Karl Urban and your robot friend Dorian! [Via EW]

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How To Train Your Dragon 2 Featurette Shows Hiccup All Grown Up

Ever wonder what happened to that wily little boy and his beautiful dragon from How To Train Your Dragon? Well this sequel featurette shows a lot more of what happened five years later — and Hiccup is kind of a cartoon hottie. How To Train Your Dragon 2 will hit theaters on June 13th.

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Who Do You Think The New Cast Is Playing In Star Wars Episode VII?

Now that the brand new cast of Star Wars Episode VII has been announced, it’s time to pick each actor out one-by-one. Decide who they are playing, and what they are doing. Thankfully, the first official image from the production gives us a few clues. What do you think? The image released looks like it’s…

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Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced

Here it is is, the official cast to Star Wars Episode VII. Announced on the official Star Wars site this is the first ever cast list for the new Star Wars movie. The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar…

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Stop-Motion Makeup Short Tells A Story On Your Face

Super clever makeup artist Elvis Schmoulianoff has created this sensational stop-motion short that we cannot stop watching. Inspired by the street work from BLU (specifically the wonderful piece titled “MUTO”) Schmoulianoff has created his own stop motion beauty. Watch! [Via Laughing Squid]

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Trailer For Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes Reveals A Psychic Love Story

The Joss Whedon-penned, Brin Hill-directed supernatural love story In Your Eyes centers around a psychic connection two strangers have. Naturally, they fall in love, because that is what happens when you are mentally linked to someone and see all the terrible things they do in the privacy of their own house. Here’s the first real…

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FINALLY, Once Upon A Time Answers Some Questions

Why is everyone back in Storybrooke? Where did their memories go? Last night, Once Upon Time made big leaps forward in answering the hard questions. Unfortunately, all the answers seemed to be “because magic.” But we’ll take what we can get. First up, Sleeping Beauty and What’s-His-Face finally come clean about selling out Snow and…

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Iron Man 3 Included A Major Shout-Out To Man-Thing!

Iron Man 3 isn’t just the movie where Tony Stark blows up a few dozen suits for a romantic gesture — it’s also our first glimpse of another Marvel character, Man-Thing! SuperPunch pointed out a very interesting fact that we completely blanked on. The the female AIM agent (played by Stephanie Szostak) is named Ellen…

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Watch the First Episode of Penny Dreadful Right Now!

The entire pilot episode of Showtime’s new supernatural show Penny Dreadful is available online, for free, right now. Well, what are you waiting for? We’ve included the youtube version — but the show is also available on Showtime’s website and OnDemand. Behold Eva Green as Vanessa Ives! Also be warned this is most likely NSFW,…

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Watch From Dusk Till Dawn’s Remade Snake Dance, Now With CG Snakes

The only reason to remake the 1996 vampire movie From Dusk Till Dawn into a TV series is to have an excuse to reshoot Salma Hayek’ famous vampire snake dance. And so they did, and here it is, now with double the snake caressing action. Eiza Gonzalez is the new Santanico Pandemonium, and also there…

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Steven Spielberg To Direct Roald Dahl’s The BFG

Well, this is sensational news. Steven Spielberg may return to genre dramas with the writer from E.T. Even better, he’ll be adapting the Roald Dahl book The BFG. Variety is reporting that Spielberg will re-team with Melissa Mathison, who last worked with Spielberg on E.T., to bring Dahl’s beloved giant tale to life. For those…

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Space Project Album Uses Real Space Sounds To Make Beautiful Music

Take a listen to the track “Worms” by Youth Lagoon, which uses sounds from the rings of Uranus recorded by NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. This is but one song from The Space Project album, which mixes music with the real sounds of our solar system’s celestial bodies. Brought to you by Lefse Records,…

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Watch The First Spooky Trailer For Horror Flick Jessabelle

In Jessabelle, a woman loses her fiance and the use of her legs in a car accident, and we watch as she tries to piece together what’s left of her life. But things go terribly, horribly wrong. For some reason we’re all kind of enchanted by the movie Jessabelle, perhaps because it feels fairly original…

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Well, Now We Want A Brown Bear Sleeping Bag

Inspired by the sad story of Bruno the Bear, artist Eiko Ishizawa created this “Great Sleeping Bear” sculpture/sleeping bear. It’s stunning — and now it can be yours, because the artist is selling a limited amount of her handmade work. In 2006 Bruno the Brown Bear stumbled into Germany. Thus making him the first wild…

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Friday the 13th Is Getting A “Wacky” New TV Series

The TV series will be set in Crystal Lake “as new secrets about [Jason’s] wacky family are revealed.” Oh, those wacky Voorhees. I know when I think about the machete-wielding Jason Voorhees, I think wacky hijinks. Deadline is reporting that the Friday the 13th franchise is being prepped for an HOUR-LONG drama. The original director,…

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Is Disney Struggling With The Boba Fett Spin-Off Movie?

Rumor has it Disney is struggling with their spin-off movie centered around the beloved bounty hunter Boba Fett. Which makes sense: how do you make Boba Fett the hero of a movie? A collection of Star Wars fan sites are reporting about a “secret breakfast meeting” that was held among higher ups to discuss the…

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Villains of Amazing Spider-Man 2: “This is OUR Origin Story!”

In The Extant Trailer, Halle Berry Gets Pregnant With A Space Baby!

Jennifer Lawrence Kicks So Much Ass In X-Men: Days Of Future Past Clip

Summer 2014 Museum Guide: Get Out And Do Science!

Fox Cancels Almost Human

How To Train Your Dragon 2 Featurette Shows Hiccup All Grown Up

Who Do You Think The New Cast Is Playing In Star Wars Episode VII?

Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced

Stop-Motion Makeup Short Tells A Story On Your Face

Trailer For Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes Reveals A Psychic Love Story

FINALLY, Once Upon A Time Answers Some Questions

Iron Man 3 Included A Major Shout-Out To Man-Thing!

Watch the First Episode of Penny Dreadful Right Now!

Watch From Dusk Till Dawn’s Remade Snake Dance, Now With CG Snakes

Steven Spielberg To Direct Roald Dahl’s The BFG

Space Project Album Uses Real Space Sounds To Make Beautiful Music

Watch The First Spooky Trailer For Horror Flick Jessabelle

Well, Now We Want A Brown Bear Sleeping Bag

Friday the 13th Is Getting A “Wacky” New TV Series

Is Disney Struggling With The Boba Fett Spin-Off Movie?

Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents

Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE

‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working

RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi and Single-Board Computing

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