David Farnor | On 20, Oct 2024

“This is the way the world works. There’s people in control, and people that listen. I’m the guy you listen to.” That’s the sound of Jason Bateman getting his villain on for Carry-On – and a trailer gives us a first look at Netflix’s thriller.

Every holiday season millions travel safely by air. This Christmas will be different, as Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), a young TSA agent, gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveller (Bateman) to let a dangerous package slip through security and on to a Christmas Day flight.

Directed by Non-Stop helmer Jaume Collet-Serra, with a script by TJ Fixman plus additional writing by Michael Green, the film co-stars Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi and Dean Norris.

You can see them in action on 13th December, when the film premieres on Netflix. Here’s the trailer:

 

Carry-On: Dean Norris joins Taron Egerton in Netflix thriller

18th October 2022

Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris is the latest star name to join the line-up for Netflix thriller Carry-On.

The film, which has now got a hyphen in its title to avoid confusion with the old series of British movies, follows Ethan Kopek, a young TSA agent who gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveler to let a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, with a script by TJ Fixman plus additional writing by Michael Green, the film has assembled an impressive ensemble in front of the camera. Egerton (Rocketman, Black Bird) leads a cast including Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler and Theo Rossi.

Joining them will be Norris, Logan Marshall Green (Lou, Redeeming Love ), Sinqua Walls (White Men Can’t Jump, Nanny) and Tonatiuh (Angelyne, Promised Land). Joe Williamson (Black Bird, Ford v Ferrari), Curtiss Cook (West Side Story, The Devil You Know), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley, All My Life) and Gil Perez-Abraham (The Batman, Our Son) round out the cast.

Carry-On is the first film to be produced as part of Netflix’s partnership with Amblin Partners. The film begins production this week.

 

Taron Egerton to star in Netflix’s Carry On

11th August 2022

Taron Egerton is heading to Netflix to star in the thriller Carry On.

The film is the first to be produced by Netflix and Amblin Partners as part of the deal announced between the two companies last year. Dylan Clark Productions will produce the film.

Egerton (Rocketman, Kingsman) is no stranger to streaming, having starred in Apple TV+ drama series Black Bird. The thriller centers around Ethan Kopek, a young TSA agent who gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveler to let a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight.

The film is directed Jaume Collet-Serra (Black Adam, Jungle Cruise, The Shallows) from a script by TJ Fixman, with additional writing by Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049).

Executive Producer Holly Bario, Amblin’s President of Production, will oversee the project on behalf of the studio. Other exec-producers include Brian Williams via Dylan Clark Productions, Scott Greenberg and Seth William Meier.

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