Sofia Carson marvels at Jason Bateman’s work in her Netflix action thriller Hand luggage.

In a new digital cover interview with PEOPLE, the 31-year-old actress says, “It’s extraordinary to see the 55-year-old Bateman, who may be better known for comedic roles, ‘as the villain.’

Plus, “Jason’s character isn’t your typical super-slim villain,” she adds.

In Hand luggageBateman plays the Traveler, a mysterious man at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) who calls TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) on Christmas Eve and asks him to let a passenger named Mateo (Tonatiuh) go through security without him to mark the contents of his hand luggage – otherwise the traveler will have Ethan’s pregnant girlfriend Nora (Carson) killed.

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Director: Jaume Collet-Serra (orphan, Jungle cruise, Black Adam) and written by TJ Fixman, the film also stars Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls and Curtiss Cook in supporting roles.

Carson tells people hand luggage, Her first action film is “a popcorn delight” and “an epic thriller” that is “an ode to the beloved”. Die Harda holiday action film.

“Nora, my character, has thrived in life because she is fearless, courageous and courageous. She’s the operations manager at LAX, which is a really big deal for a 29-year-old,” says Carson, adding Egerton’s character Ethan, on the other hand, “is stuck in life and has stopped believing in himself, but Nora knows who he is and believes that he is the man he always was in her eyes and encourages him to do something.

“And in the middle of the Christmas madness (eve), Ethan finds himself in the most impossible circumstances,” she adds. “He was blackmailed by our villain, Jason Bateman, into allowing a carry-on bag through security – a carry-on that could impact the lives of hundreds or else his girlfriend, me, will be killed. And that’s where it’s very dramatic and an exciting adventure begins.”

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The film has its exciting sequences, but as Carson explains, “The nice thing is that there’s such comedy woven throughout, which is what makes it so funny and entertaining.”

“Unfortunately, most of my scenes weren’t with Jason. Most of my scenes were sadder and tragic. So for me it wasn’t a big break in character,” he said progeny The actress tells PEOPLE when asked if Bateman and Egerton, 35, ever caused her to break up while filming.

She also praises the latter as “a great actor,” adding, “He plays the role so perfectly, and the film is beautiful because it’s so deeply relatable.”

“It’s intentionally not a particularly elegant action film. “Ethan is an everyman and finds himself in an extraordinary situation,” says Carson. “It’s just so cool the way it was done. And I think people are going to enjoy it so much.”

Hand luggage is now streaming on Netflix.