Ajiona Alexus on Breaking In, 13 Reasons Why, and More
From writerRyan Engleand directorJames McTeigue, the dramatic thrillerBreaking Inshows what can happen when the family home of Shaun Russell (Gabrielle Union) is broken into and her two children (played byAjiona AlexusandSeth Carr) are taken hostage. Even though they are trapped in a remote house designed with impenetrable security and they’re being threatened by four very scary men, nothing can stop a mother determined to protect her family. At the film’s press day in Downtown Los Angeles, Collider got the opportunity to sit down with actress Ajiona Alexus (who plays Shaun’s whip-smart teenage daughter, Jasmine) to chat 1-on-1 about the appeal ofBreaking In, what she was most excited and most nervous about getting to do, developing the strong family dynamic, her most challenging stunt, how much fun she had working with Gabrielle Union, and making friends with a local giraffe named Stanley....