Director Navot Papushado Talks ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ & Almost Directing ‘Death Wish’ [The Playlist Podcast]

Writer Michael Waldron is one busy guy lately. Not only did he lead the writer’s room for “Loki” and the upcoming Starz series “Heels,” but he’s also writing the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and producer Kevin Feige’s upcoming ‘Star Wars‘ project.

Jumping effortlessly between drama to comedy, musicals to harrowing, personal horror, Emily Mortimer has had an eclectic career in film and television. With Amazon’s “The Pursuit of Love” (also a BBC co-production) starring Lily James, Mortimer takes on a new challenge with her first-ever directing gig for all three episodes.

Marvel Studios is doomed! Movie theaters are going to disappear! The sky is falling! Okay, that’s just hyperbole. But if you look at the last week of box office news, starting with the surprising financial decline of “Black Widow” and the incredibly harsh words from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), there is some concern that maybe folks aren’t flocking back to cinemas as fast as we hoped.

The life of a young actor can often be unpredictable, but rarely do you have the opportunity to play a child trapped in a grown man’s body and a truffle hunter’s unwitting accomplice in hunting down his lost pig in one year. And yet, that’s what Alex Wolff found himself doing in back-to-back projects.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCarla Gugino may have done a lot of action work in two of her latest projects — the series “Jett” (now on HBO Max) and the Netflix movie “Gunpowder Milkshake” — but she’s happy to report that she made it through both productions uninjured.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn Netflix’s new action-thriller “Gunpowder Milkshake,” the library is a central feature of the film. It serves as a resource for the assassins who are being hunted, and the assassins who are doing the hunting.Karen Gillan stars as Sam, the rogue assassin in question.

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In the long, storied history of TV hosts, Anthony Bourdain is an iconic figure, as he basically redefined the idea of what a celebrity chef could be and what a travel series should look and sound like. Of course, that all came to a tragic end in 2018, after Bourdain died by suicide.

Though she hasn’t been around for 50 years, the filmography of actress Alexandra Daddario is quite extensive. She’s done everything from prestige TV (“True Detective“) to franchise films (“Percy Jackson“) to action blockbusters (“San Andreas“).

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHere’s the kind of movie that “Gunpowder Milkshake” is. It’s a rogue-assassin-hunting-down-the-assassins-who-are-hunting-her thriller, starring a charismatically affectless Karen Gillan as Sam, the rogue in question (though, in fact, she has done nothing wrong).

Karen Gillan found herself on set with Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey and Michelle Yeoh. «I was pretty starstruck, to be honest,» Gillan admits to ET's Ash Crossan.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Gunpowder Milkshake” on Netflix“Gunpowder Milkshake” has arrived on Netflix, bringing Karen Gillan’s latest foray into the world of action movies. Here, she’s an assassin named Sam, who ends up on an insane mission to save a little girl.

Navot Papushado’s new movie, “Gunpowder Milkshake,” makes two promises and keeps them both: Spent chemical explosives and sweet dairy drinks. One comes in higher quantities than the other, much, much higher, but Papushado takes an approach to action that’s equally as sugary as the title’s latter half.

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It’s July 2021, and instead of talking about “F9,” “Black Widow,” or any of the summer blockbusters from this year, The Playlist Podcast is going back to the ‘80s to talk about two cult classic summer films, “Escape From New York” and “Big Trouble in Little China.” Why? Because they’re both celebrating big anniversaries. Oh, and because John Carpenter is one of the best filmmakers of all time and Kurt Russell is a national treasure.

Matt Damon has his audience in stitches during his Cannes Film Festival masterclass today.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe first single from the upcoming film “Gunpowder Milkshake” has been released. Composed by Frank Ilfman (“Big Bad Wolves”), “Goonfight at Gutterball Corral” fuses indie-rock with a spaghetti Western style, further mixed with a large orchestra and soprano vocal.Directed and co-written by Navot Papushado (also known for”Big Bad Wolves”), the film debuts on Netflix on July 14, along with the motion picture soundtrack.