Jason Bateman To Co-Star Opposite Taron Egerton In Amblin and Netflix Thriller ‘Carry On’ From Jaume Collet-Serra
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Even with Ozark wrapping its final season this past spring, Jason Bateman doesn’t look like he’s done edgy roles as sources tell Deadline he is in negotiations to join Taron Egerton in the Netflix and Amblin action thriller Carry On, with Jaume Collet-Serra on board to direct.
TJ Fixman penned the first draft of the screenplay, with Michael Green doing the most recent polish. Dylan Clark will produce.
The film marks the first production to come out of the overall deal Amblin signed with Netflix last June.Netflix had no comment on the casting.The thriller centers on Ethan Kopek, a young TSA agent who gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveler to let a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight.
While unconfirmed, sources close to project say he will be playing the mysterious traveler in the film.Holly Bario, Amblin’s president of production, will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.
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