Karen Gillan talks horror, Marvel and Milkshake.

Michelle Yeoh kept telling me to use my height more. I guess because I’m really tall I can hunch sometimes, but she’s like, ‘Use your height, it’s powerful,’ and I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ll do that for you, Michelle!

With high profile roles in franchises such as Guardians Of The Galaxy and Jumanji, actress Karen Gillan has fast established herself as one of Scotland’s finest movie exports. With the arrival of her latest action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake, Karen talks to us about the physical preparation required to portray a professional assassin, and reveals what it was like working alongside that stellar cast. We also look back at her directorial debut and get her opinion on the differences between UK and US film productions.

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