In Xeno, Renee (Lulu Wilson), a lonely teenage girl alienated from her troubled family, stumbles across a wounded alien in the desert and forms a special bond with the creature. Led by Jonathan Keyes (Omari Hardwick), government agents race to find and secure the alien as Renee does everything she can to protect her new friend.

Hardwick recently spoke with SciFi Vision about drew him to the role, what backstory he was given into the mysterious Keyes, getting into his darker side, and more.

Xeno is now in theaters.

Watch the inteview below.