Sofia Carson Says Jason Bateman Isn’t ‘Typical’ Villain in ‘Carry-On’ (Exclusive) [Video]

Sofia Carson is marveling at Jason Bateman‘s work in their Netflix action-thriller Carry-On.

In a new digital cover interview with PEOPLE, the 31-year-old actress says “it’s extraordinary to see” Bateman, 55, who is arguably more known for comedic roles, “as the bad guy.”

And what’s more, “Jason’s character is not the typical super-sleek villain,” she adds.

In Carry-On, Bateman plays the Traveler, a mysterious man at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) who makes a call to TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) on Christmas Eve, willing him to let a passenger named Mateo (Tonatiuh) through security without flagging the contents of his carry-on luggage — or else the Traveler will have Ethan’s pregnant girlfriend Nora (Carson) killed.

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