There’s fist fights, shoot outs, and milkshakes aplenty in the newest trailer for Netflix’s upcoming action movie foray,Gunpowder Milkshake. The newly released footage once again teases Karen Gillen’s lead role as a skilled assassin with a personal vendetta, something which audiences will be able to sit down and enjoy when the movie hits the streaming platform next month.
Directed by Navot Papushado, from a screenplay by Papushado and Ehud Lavski, Gunpowder Milkshake will introduce Netflix audiences toGuardians of the GalaxystarKaren Gillanas Sam, who was only 12 years old when her mother Scarlet, an elite assassin, was cruelly forced to abandon her daughter and go on the run. Years later, despite the estrangement, Sam has also grown up into a cold-blooded hitwoman much like her mother. Sam was raised by The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate her mother worked for. Now, 15 years later, Sam has followed in her mother’s footsteps and grown into a fierce hit-woman. She uses her “talents” to clean up The Firm’s most dangerous messes. She’s as efficient as she is loyal.
But when a high-risk job goes wrong, Sam must choose between serving The Firm andprotecting the life of an innocent 8-year-old girl- Emily. A gang war is quickly unleashed, and Sam has no choice but to go rogue. This ultimately leads her back to her mother and her former hitwomen sidekicks, and with a target on her back, Sam has only one chance to survive: reunite with her mother and her lethal associates: The Librarians. These three generations of women must now learn to trust each other, stand up to The Firm and their army of henchmen, and raise hell against those who could take everything from them.
Alongside the Jumanji: The Next Level star in the lead,Gunpowder Milkshakehas amassed an impressive supporting to cast, all of whom are likely at risk of taking either a fist or a bullet to the face at some stage in proceedings. Backing up Karen Gillan as master assassin, Sam,Gunpowder Milkshakestars Chloe Coleman as Emily, Sam’s adopted daughter and protégé, andGame of Thrones' Lena Headey as Scarlet, Sam’s mother, Emily’s grandmother and theleader of the sisterhood.
The action flick will also feature performances from the likes of Angela Bassett as Anna May, a fellow assassin and a member of the sisterhood, Paul Giamatti as Nathan, Michelle Yeoh as Florence, an Asian assassin and a member of the sisterhood, Carla Gugino as Mathilde, Ivan Kaye as Yankee, Adam Nagaitis as Virgil, Ralph Ineson as Jim McAlester, and David Burnell IV as Shocker.
Netflixhas seen huge success recently in the action movie genre thanks to the likes of Chris Hemsworth’sExtraction, the comic book adaptationThe Old Guard, and more recently Zack Snyder’s zombie heist flick,Army of the Dead. With the ever-reliable Karen Gillen and Lena Heady leading the charge,Gunpowder Milkshakecould well be another big, explosive hit for the streaming giant.Gunpowder Milkshakeis scheduled to be released in the United States, Canada on July 19, 2025, by Netflix, and internationally on August 18, 2025, by STXfilms and StudioCanal.
