What is Carry-On about?

Written by T.J. Fixman (the Ratchet & Clank video games), Carry-On follows young TSA agent Ethan (Egerton) as he fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

Egerton, best known for his turn as dashing Secret Service recruit Gary “Eggsy” Unwin in the Kingsman franchise and his remarkable transformation into rock legend Elton John in Rocketman, was eager to drop the flash and slip into a more relatable character.

The high-stakes circumstances come courtesy of Jason Bateman’s sinister villain, whom Ethan initially meets as a voice through headphones that threatens his pregnant girlfriend (Sofia Carson) if he doesn’t comply with instructions.