Stowaway Actor Shamier Anderson on Why He Slept in His Character’s Bed

With director Joe Penna’s Stowaway now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke with Shamier Anderson about making the sci-fi thriller. If you haven’t seen the trailer, Stowaway follows the crew (Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, and Toni Collette) of a spaceship headed to Mars and what happens when they discover an accidental stowaway (Anderson) shortly after takeoff. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially fatal outcome, the crew is forced to make an impossible decision. Stowaway was written by Penna and Ryan Morrison. Unlike so many stories that take place in space, one of the unique things about Stowaway is there is no villain. Anderson’s character didn’t intend to be there. He’s not trying to take over the ship. Neither are any of the other characters. Instead, Stowaway is about a good people trying to deal with a very bad situation. During the interview, Shamier Anderson talked about how the film doesn’t have a villain and it’s really about four people dealing with a bad situation, how h