MICHELLE MONAGHAN

FOR MICHELLE MONAGHAN, A MAJOR PERK OF RETURNING FOR THE FAMILY Plan 2 was the location. "It was incredible. I'd never been to London during the holiday season.

- H. Alan Scott

I've been to London, but it's different at Christmastime." Monaghan plays Jessica Morgan in the action comedy about a family on the run because of her husband, played by Mark Wahlberg, and his past.

Monaghan was also excited to explore her character's physicality. "Jessica Morgan is a decathlete. She does the pole vault and whatnot that kind of goes awry in the first [film], but they lean into it in the second."

She credits director Simon Cellan Jones for finding the right balance in the sequel. "He's a wonderful comedic director, and he really understands tone. Moreover, he really trusts the actors."