SPOILER ALERT: This text accommodates particulars on the plot and ending of “Carry-On,” now streaming on Netflix.

In “Carry-On,” Sofia Carson performs Nora, the pregnant girlfriend of Ethan (Taron Egerton), a TSA agent at LAX who has been blackmailed to participate in a plot to take down a aircraft with chemical weapons stashed in carry-on baggage.

Nora additionally works on the airport and the blackmailer (Jason Bateman) threatens to have her killed if Ethan doesn’t do what he says.

Carson obtained the script after her romantic drama “Purple Hearts,” grew to become an enormous hit on Netflix in 2022. “I bear in mind studying the headline, which was ‘Carry-On, motion, thriller, starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman because the villain, that takes place at LAX, produced by Amblin, Steven Spielberg,’” she tells me on the newest episode of the “Only for Selection” podcast. “After which in quotations, or in parentheses, was ‘Die Laborious.’ I used to be like, ‘Say no extra, say no extra.’”

That is the last word what-would-you-do film.

It’s a unprecedented circumstance. It’s an not possible state of affairs to be in. I’d prefer to say that I’d do the whole lot that Ethan did, however my God, what a terrifying place to be in.

Is “Carry-On” a Christmas film?

It’s no matter you need it to be for your self. And I believe [co-star] Danielle [Deadwyler] mentioned one thing so good. She mentioned, “It is a Christmaction film.” And that’s what I’m going to say to any extent further. However I do assume “Die Laborious” is such a beloved Christmas movie for an enormous inhabitants, and I believe that Christmas movies can have totally different genres. Considered one of them is motion, and that is an motion Christmas movie.

What’s it about Christmas and motion movies?

It’s an amazing query. I truly assume it brings collectively two actually beloved and two actually common genres. Motion films, journey, the complete universe. It doesn’t matter what language you converse, what tradition, what nation you reside in. Everybody loves an motion thriller and everybody loves a vacation movie as a result of it’s simply heat and comforting and brings us all collectively. So I believe in bringing each of these genres collectively, you’re in essence bringing the world collectively.

Ought to folks watch this earlier than they head to the airport to journey dwelling for Christmas?

I believe they need to. Once I completed filming this film, I left seeing airports in solely totally different mild, however in a great way — when it comes to what it takes to be a TSA agent, to be an airport operations director, to be each single particular person at each stage that works at an airport, and the sacrifices they make and the extents that they go to, the lengths to maintain us secure. When folks watch this movie, I hope they go into their vacation travels with a coronary heart filled with empathy for all airport employees.

I like when Ethan saves the day when there are simply two seconds earlier than the bombs go off.

Taron is so glorious at that. When the world first noticed him in “Kingsman,” we have been like, “Wow, this man is a star.” And I believe what’s so particular about Ethan Kopek is that he’s your common on a regular basis man who’s truly virtually… he’s misplaced in life. He’s misplaced his method. He’s misplaced a way of who he’s. He’s put on this extraordinary circumstance and he does extraordinary issues. And he’s simply this common man. He performs that so effectively, so rounded, so layered, so advanced — it’s actually, actually thrilling to look at as an viewers.

Had been you on set the day Jason Bateman died within the fridge?

I used to be not, however how epic is that?

It’s going to go down as a traditional killing.

Wow. That’s lots to say.

It’s so absurd.

Particularly on the line on the finish when Danielle is like, “The place’s the man?” And he goes, “Within the fridge.” “The place’s the bomb?” “Similar fridge.”

Then he comes out of the aircraft and Danielle’s like, “Everybody get on hazmat fits.” However Ethan kisses Nora. That stuff from the chemical weapon could possibly be on him.

You’re proper. I hadn’t considered that! Marc, this can be a film. Don’t consider these issues.

I do know we haven’t spoken about this shortly, however has there been any speak on a “Purple Hearts” sequel? When are we going to see it?

There are conversations. That’s all I’ll say.

You need it to occur?

I like Cassie, and I liked making this movie, and I really feel so passionate and so protecting of it. So I’m very protecting of how and if the sequel occurs Nevertheless it’s extraordinary that I get requested a lot about it. Even simply that may be a present. I do know followers actually liked it.

This Q&A was edited for size and readability. Hearken to the complete dialog with Carson on the “Only for Selection” podcast.