It is one of those captivating thrillers that Netflix has the secret to. Friday, December 13, the platform released “Carry-On”, a new supercharged action and tension film starring British actor Taron Egerton, known for having played Elton John in the biopic “Rocketman”. Here he completely changed register to play Ethan Kopek, a young security agent in an airport, who faces blackmail from a mysterious passenger played by Jason Bateman. The latter asks him to smuggle a suitcase onto a plane on Christmas Eve, threatening to attack the passengers if Ethan does not follow his instructions to the letter.
A master of thriller directing
“A suitcase for a life“, we can hear in the supercharged trailer that Puremédias invites you to discover at the top of the article. Chases through the airport corridors, fights, races against time… All the ingredients come together to keep viewers in suspense. And the cocktail seems to work since upon its arrival on the platform, the film directed by one of the masters of thrillers, Jaume Collet-Serra (“Without Identity”, “Non-Stop”, “The Passenger”), s is directly ranked at the top of the most viewed content in a multitude of countries.
As of December 14, the feature film was in first place in the top in 83 countries around the world, including France, Australia, Canada, Germany and the United States and the United Kingdom. United. A global success which has only increased until Monday, December 16, where “Carry-On” now holds first place in the rankings in 89 countries, according to data from Flixpatrol.
Asked by ComingSoon, Taron Egerton explained that part of the film was filmed at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. “It was great. They transformed an entire wing of the airport so I could run up and down it. It was a huge job. We were filming and there were planes taking off in the background. It was truly amazing“, confided the actor.
