The Punisher

With an impressive resume of over 20 on-screen deaths, Michael interviews legendary actor Keith David LIVE from the 2022 L.A. Comic Con main stage. And for the first time ever on Playing Dead, Keith reads his own character’s eulogies from 'The Thing,' 'They Live,' 'Princess and the Frog' and 'Nope.' Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Playing Dead listeners! Last week was supposed to be the final episode of Season One, but guess what? Next week, there will be a special bonus episode, recorded live at L.A. Comic Con. Listen to this teaser for a hint on who the special guest will be, and stay tuned for next week's exciting bonus episode! Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our final episode this season, we decided to tear apart the latex, untangle the strings and disconnect the remote controls to explore what it takes to create, and then kill, the intricate creatures in the Star Wars universe. Michael is joined by Paul Blake, who, as Greedo, performed one of the most debated deaths scenes in the Star Wars franchise, and master puppeteers Mike Quinn and Dave Barclay who helped create, then subsequently kill, some of our favorite Star Wars characters including Yoda, Nien Nunb and Jabba the Hutt.   Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Aliens' is considered by many to be one of the best sequels ever made. For Jeanette Goldstein and Carrie Henn, it was the first time either of them had stepped foot on a film set. From being mentored by Bill Paxton, to being tethered to a smart gun made for men, Jeannette (Private Vasquez) reveals what it was like to start her film career in one of the most successful movies of the 1980’s. And from preparing for her first ever audition by buying an autograph book, to running drills with her co-stars whilst clutching her Cabbage Patch Kid, Carrie Henn (Newt) talks with Michael about how the then 8-year-old actor bonded with her famous co-star, Sigourney Weaver. Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Dastmalchian has died in more stories than he’s survived. From being skewered in the back of the head to being poisoned by toxic gas, David has experienced it all. But it’s his role as Abner Krill, the soft-spoken, mother hating, polka-dot throwing member of Task Force X who gets mourned for the most. Michael and David talk all things “Suicide Squad” and how life can imitate art.  This episode comes with a trigger warning as there are discussions about substance abuse, depression, suicide, and suicidal ideation that may be disturbing to some listeners.  Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deadites are parasitic demons who possess the recently deceased. Kelly Maxwell is a deadite killing machine who was very nearly a deadite herself. Dana DeLorenzo a/k/a Kelly Maxwell stops by tell us not only what it was like to be possessed by Lucy Lawless in “Ash vs. Evil Dead” but also how she transformed herself into one of the all-time best Amy Winehouse impressionists. Later, Steve Agee joins Michael and Dana when he stops by the studio to talk about his character Gef’s (yes, that’s Gef with a “G”) piercing death in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” And even though Sylvester Stallone gets all the credit, how Steve brought to life King Shark in “The Suicide Squad.” Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the supernatural phenomenon “Stranger Things,” many characters died tragically. But there was one death in particular that brought the internet together with the rallying cry #JusticeForBarb. Shannon Purser shares her experience landing her first ever acting role, and what it took to die in the upside-down. We are also joined by everyone’s favorite science teacher, Mr. Clark, played by Randy Havens. Randy not only has some great insights into the world of “Stranger Things” but has himself died many epic deaths outside of Hawkins, Indiana. And stay until the end of the credits for an extra special treat.  Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watching our favorite characters die is hard enough, but watching a kid character die, that can be outright devastating. Michael interviews former teen heartthrobs, Dante Basco, who played Rufio, the leader of the lost boys in “Hook” and Noah Hathaway, who was the young warrior Atreyu in “The NeverEnding Story.” To top it all off, we learn how to perform the perfect death knell with illustrious voice-over actress Paula Rhodes. Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horror movies are a unique genre. We voluntarily watch something that will terrify, disgust, or scare the hell out of us. Michael interviews horror legends Amanda Wyss, who was famously the very first victim of Freddy Kruger, and Nick Castle, who was the first actor to portray the serial killer, Michael Myers.  Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Nathanson died. Well, not him personally, but his character, Agent Sam Stein in the television show “The Punisher.” In the inaugural episode, Michael explores his own character’s death alongside other memorable Punisher deaths, including the death of his own killer *ahem* I mean Sam Stein’s killer, Billy Russo a/k/a Jigsaw played by Ben Barns. He also interviews Daniel Webber, who portrayed tortured army vet Lewis Wilson, and Jason Moore who was the former Navy SARC Curtis Hoyle. Playing Dead is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media. Check out http://lionsgatesound.com for more. Listen to and follow A Nation For Thieves: https://link.chtbl.com/anationforthieves?sid=pd Listen to and follow Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=pd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices