Sofia Carson and Jason Bateman inCarry-On(2024).Photo:Netflix
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Sofia Carsonis marveling atJason Bateman’s work in their Netflix action-thrillerCarry-On.
In a newdigital cover interviewwith PEOPLE, the 31-year-old actress says “it’s extraordinary to see” Bateman, 55, who is arguably more known for comedic roles, “as the bad guy.”
And what’s more, “Jason’s character is not the typical super-sleek villain,” she adds.
InCarry-On, Bateman plays the Traveler, a mysterious man at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) who makes a call to TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) on Christmas Eve, willing him to let a passenger named Mateo (Tonatiuh) through security without flagging the contents of his carry-on luggage — or else the Traveler will have Ethan’s pregnant girlfriend Nora (Carson) killed.
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Jason Bateman inCarry-On(2024).Netflix
“Nora, my character, has blossomed in life because she’s fearless, she’s brave, she’s bold. She’s the head of operations at LAX, which is a really big deal for a 29-year-old,” Carson says, adding that Egerton’s character Ethan, on the other hand, is “stuck in life and he’s stopped believing in himself, but Nora knows who he is and believes him to be the man that he’s always been in her eyes, and encourages him to do something.”
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Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton inCarry-On(2024).Netflix
The movie has its tense sequences, but as Carson explains, “the beauty is that there’s such comedy woven throughout it, which makes it so fun and so entertaining.”
“Most of my scenes weren’t with Jason, sadly. Most of my scenes were more sad and tragic. So not that much breaking of character for me,” theDescendantsactress tells PEOPLE, when asked if Bateman and Egerton, 35, ever made her break while filming.
She also praises the latter as “a tremendous actor,” adding, “He plays this role so perfectly, and the movie is beautiful because it’s so profoundly relatable.”
“It’s not a super-sleek action movie intentionally. Ethan is the everyman, and he’s put in an extraordinary circumstance,” Carson says. “It’s just so cool how it was done. And I think people are going to enjoy it so much.”
Carry-Onis now streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
