Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

RoboCop tries to take off his suit in the new RoboCop trailer

The latest international trailer for RoboCop is all about “the man inside the suit.” Unfortunately this suit can never be taken off, or you’ll die. Too bad for Alex Murphy. We have to admit this trailer (and the last one) look arguably better than the first. Fingers crossed for the new RoboCop. But what do…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 20 '13

New Gravity short shows the other end of Sandra Bullock’s radio call

Created by Jonas Cuarón, Gravity’s co-writer, this short film titled Aningaaq reveals who was on the other end of Sandra Bullock’s desperate call down to Earth. It’s pretty amazing. In the dire scene where Sandra Bullock is coming to terms with her inevitable doom, Ryan Stone desperately attempts to call in for help one last…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 20 '13

Muppets Most Wanted trailer is just so damn charming

Get ready to be smacked about with childlike wonder. It’s the new trailer for Muppets Most Wanted — filled with amazing actors like Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burell. Ok you win, Muppets. This looks really, really cute. The premise is simple mistaken identity — but it’s less about the plot and more about…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 20 '13

How Catching Fire transformed Peeta from Wuss to Blood Covered Bad Ass

Peeta Mellark didn’t get much to do in the first Hunger Games movie — so how do you make him cool enough to deserve Katniss Everdeen? We spoke with Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence about the many ways he decided to “expand” the the second chapter in the Hunger Games series. Including upgrading Peeta from…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 20 '13

Guillermo del Toro’s Vampire Book The Strain Gets a TV Series

This is SUCH great news! The FX channel has just announced that they’re ordering 13 episodes of Guillermo del Toro’s vampire mystery book trilogy The Strain. We’ve got a look at the first logo for The Strain along with a bit of news about Chuck Hogan and GDT’s TV adaptation. This vampire outbreak book will…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '13

Wynona Ryder returning to Beetlejuice 2 — OMG think of the hats!

Winona Ryder just spilled the beans that she probably going to return as the great Lydia Deetz for Beetlejuice 2. Okay, she didn’t outright SAY that, but the implication is there, and it is awesome. Three important questions remain: What is Lydia Deetz up to now? What is she wearing? And where can I buy…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '13

World’s Tallest Water Slide Looks Like It will Burn Your Butt Right Off

It’s no Action Park — but this 17-story water slide is so freaking dangerous-looking it makes our asses hurt just glancing at it. Behold the majesty that is The Verrückt Meg-A-Blaster. https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-water-slide-so-dangerous-it-was-shut-down-im-5904307 It’s allegedly the tallest water slide in the world, and the Kansas City water park Schlitterbahn is hoping to open this monstrosity on…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '13

Breaking Bad’s final gag reel will make you laugh, and maybe cry

This is it, the very last bit of “new” Breaking Bad footage you’ll ever see. Behold the Breaking Bad season 5 gag reel, and begin to laugh through the tears. Taken from the Breaking Bad: The Complete Series DVD box set, which is stored in a barrel. It was taken down! You can watch it…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '13

Mystery Science Theater Thanksgiving Day Marathon Returns!

A long lost Thanksgiving tradition is resurrecting from the grave. The annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 marathon will return this year. It’s a holiday miracle! Taking in hours of MST3K after gorging yourself on turkey and family hostility is tradition, but unfortunately the long day of laugh/napping was cancelled when Comedy Central pulled the plug…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '13

Marilyn Manson guest stars as Peter Pan’s shadow on Once Upon a Time

Shit is finally happening on “Don’t Worry, You Didn’t Miss Anything Upon A Time.” FINALLY. OH also — who wants to hear Marilyn Manson playing the epic role of “shadow?” Spoilers ahead! The big reveal this week: Peter Pan is Rumpelstiltskin’s DAD. Which I think we all saw coming, or at least suspected. I thought…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '13

Christmas Is Cancelled: It’s A Wonderful Life Sequel in Development

Hollywood wants to make sequel to the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. FUCK THIS SHIT. George Bailey is apparently great at giving angels their wings but shit at teaching his family life lessons, because Hollywood has a crackerjack idea for a sequel to the 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Variety is…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '13

Nolan mounted a camera to the nose of a Lear jet for Interstellar

Chris Nolan affixed a massive IMAX camera to the nose of a Learjet for his next movie Interstellar. This is going to look like nothing we’ve ever seen before. Interstellar was written by Nolan’s brother Jonathan, and was originally planned to be directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Matthew McConaughey, John Lithgow, and Jessica Chastain…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '13

Ben Affleck’s Batman Could Be A Drone-Piloting Badass

We already know that Ben Affleck’s Batman from the up-and-coming Batman Vs. Superman is a supposed to be a jaded old Bruce Wayne who’s a bit dried up, but still clever as a fox. And now a random tweet delivers even more information on Bruce Wayne’s future lifestyle. Film producer Daniel Alter (Hitman), who is…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '13

S.H.I.E.L.D. shows how Thor 2 will crossover onto the TV

We’ve been wondering exactly how S.H.I.E.L.D. would be dealing with the massive destruction that occurred in Thor: The Dark World. Now we know! This sneak peek at this week’s S.H.I.E.L.D. episode reveals what happens after a god rips up the U.K. — i.e., the TV show team is sent in to clean it up. Ah,…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '13

How I Live Now could be the year’s most brutal apocalyptic movie

If you dropped a nuclear bomb on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, you would end up with How I Live Now. This exceptionally violent story drags a collection of country-mice kids through hell and back, at the outbreak of World War 3. Here’s why this movie can stand up with the best of the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15 '13

Holy crap, the first clip from 47 Ronin is pretty amazing

Curious about the amount of fantasy and magic Carl Rinsch is adding to his version of 47 Ronin? Check out this first clip, featuring the evil witch with two different colored eyes. Watch as she turns a man’s hatred into a living creature. It certainly is beautiful.

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15 '13

Our Biggest Unanswered Questions about Jamie Foxx’s Baffling Short Film

Jamie Foxx has made a short film called “…And She Was My Eve.” Which he has called, “Frankenstein on acid.” We have some pressing questions. First, please watch for yourself: Here are our questions: What kind of college offers a Masters in Creativity? Are the ingredients to his robot Candy, Apple and Brown? What sort…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15 '13

Jeepers Creepers 3 is coming — cue Justin Long’s creepy Corpse Prop

The absolute best part of the original Jeepers Creepers was that it starred Justin Long as some sort of fratty, navel tatted hero, who [SPOILER ALERT] ends up as a creepy human skinsuit in the monster’s lair. And now they are making a Jeepers Creepers 3, fingers crossed they get some use out of the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 15 '13

Will Smith to sail New York City across the Atlantic like a boat

This could very well be the most fantastic premise for an urban fantasy movie ever. Will Smith is set to star in The City That Sailed, about a New York street magician who is separated from his daughter in London…. and winds up sailing the entire island of Manhattan to England to retrieve her. That’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15 '13

American Horror Story resurrects a bitchy witch

Last night’s American Horror Story had all sorts of bitchy witching. So “Witch Up,” ladies, and bust out the “We don’t have the rights to Quija” board, because it’s time to fuck with some ghosts. Probably literally, knowing this show. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s historical witch flashback focused on a coven of suffragettes. And these…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 14 '13

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RoboCop tries to take off his suit in the new RoboCop trailer

New Gravity short shows the other end of Sandra Bullock’s radio call

Muppets Most Wanted trailer is just so damn charming

How Catching Fire transformed Peeta from Wuss to Blood Covered Bad Ass

Guillermo del Toro’s Vampire Book The Strain Gets a TV Series

Wynona Ryder returning to Beetlejuice 2 — OMG think of the hats!

World’s Tallest Water Slide Looks Like It will Burn Your Butt Right Off

Breaking Bad’s final gag reel will make you laugh, and maybe cry

​Mystery Science Theater Thanksgiving Day Marathon Returns!

Marilyn Manson guest stars as Peter Pan’s shadow on Once Upon a Time

Christmas Is Cancelled: It’s A Wonderful Life Sequel in Development

Nolan mounted a camera to the nose of a Lear jet for Interstellar

Ben Affleck’s Batman Could Be A Drone-Piloting Badass

S.H.I.E.L.D. shows how Thor 2 will crossover onto the TV

How I Live Now could be the year’s most brutal apocalyptic movie

Holy crap, the first clip from 47 Ronin is pretty amazing

Our Biggest Unanswered Questions about Jamie Foxx’s Baffling Short Film

Jeepers Creepers 3 is coming — cue Justin Long’s creepy Corpse Prop

Will Smith to sail New York City across the Atlantic like a boat

American Horror Story resurrects a bitchy witch

Canadian Police Arrest Three Men Behind SMS Blaster Scam That Allegedly Hijacked Thousands of Phones

Jury Selection Signals the Start of Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Blockbuster Court Battle

What Would You Have Done on the Season Finale of ‘Invincible’?

‘Rogaine’ in a Pill? Oral Minoxidil Aces Major Hair Loss Trial

Nespresso Clears Out Vertuo Espresso Machine by Breville at 49% Off, Make Cafe-Quality Coffee at Home for Less

Why Dan Stevens Enjoys Being a Weird Genre Guy

Feds Will Start Charging Companies Like SpaceX For Rocket Launches

Leak Suggests Samsung Cribbed Meta’s Smart Glasses Design

Samsung Galaxy S26 for $0? Here’s How Mint Mobile Makes It Happen Right Now

Google Employees Say They Do Not Want to Fill the Gap Left by Anthropic

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

Mystery Science Theater Thanksgiving Day Marathon Returns!