Even though its plot is more like Die Hard 2…
Netflix is set to release a new action thriller that could challenge Die Hard’s position as movie lovers’ No.1 alternative festive watch.
The streamer’s film is titled Carry-On, with its story playing out on Christmas Eve in an American airport.
Starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Jason Bateman (Ozark) and Sofia Carson (Purple Hearts), the plot synopsis for the movie reads:
“Carry-On follows young TSA agent Ethan (Egerton) as he fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler (Bateman) who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.”
The film hails from director Jaume Collet-Serra and forms sort of an unofficial trilogy with Non-Stop and The Commuter, his two other transport-related thrillers.
Also featuring amongst its cast Danielle Deadwyler (I Saw the TV Glow) and Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Carry-On’s plot about an ordinary guy trying to stop a mysterious criminal in a building on Christmas Eve certainly evokes memories of Die Hard.
Although, it’s really more like Die Hard 2 which happened to take place in an airport and is also pretty good.
“As if going through airport security on Christmas Eve wasn’t stressful enough,” Netflix wrote in a post plugging Carry-On’s new trailer.
The film lands on the streaming service on 13 December. Yippee Ki‐Yay, indeed.
