Carry-On swaps Christmas fun for hard-boiled drama

Christmas, terrorists and airplanes may not be a completely new combination, but it was very entertaining in Die Hard 2, and on December 13, Carry-On premieres on Netflix, where all these ingredients are important components.

Starring Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson and Taron Egerton, the story takes place on Christmas Eve, and centres around a package smuggled through an airport checkpoint in the United States.

Carry-On is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, The Shallows, Jungle Cruise, Black Adam) and is based on a screenplay by T.J. Fixman (perhaps best known for his involvement in the Ratchet & Clank series) and Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049).

Check out the new trailer below. Dare we keep our fingers crossed for a modern Christmas classic?