Impossible Advice Revealed By Dead Reckoning Star

Mission: Impossible newcomer Hayley Atwell reveals the advice that franchise star Tom Cruise gave her throughout the filming of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Cruise reunites with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie for a two-part film, with Part 1 set to release on July 12, followed by Part 2 on June 28, 2024. In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and the IMF are tasked with tracking down a catastrophic weapon that spells doom for humanity, encountering faces from the past and personal threats to those he cherishes.

As Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One release gets closer, franchise newcomer Atwell sat down with Empire to discuss working on the newest installment, recalling her experience with the franchise’s lead as she portrays the mysterious new character Grace. When approached about the film’s stuntwork alongside Cruise, who has gathered a reputation for doing his stunts, Atwell recalls that the star would consistently give her insight into how to perform the action sequences. Check out Atwell’s response below:

“Tom would often say, ‘Don’t be safe, be competent.’ That was a great mantra for me.”

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Will See Old Friends And New Foes Test Ethan Hunt

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will see the return of Ethan Hunt’s IMF allies Luther Stickwell (Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), while Rebecca Ferguson will reprise the role of former MI6 agent and sometimes ally Ilsa Faust. A long-absent face set to make their return is Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge, the former IMF director who made his first appearance in 1996’s Mission: Impossible. Kittridge had been absent from the series after seemingly stepping away from his role in-between installments.

Kittridge isn’t the only face with ties to Ethan’s past to step out of the shadows in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, as Vanessa Kirby will continue the legacy of Vanessa Redgrave’s arms dealer Max Mitsopolis as daughter Alanna, another new character to the series. Esai Morales will portray villain Gabriel, who will be assisted by Pom Klementieff’s assassin. Charles Parnell, Rob Delaney, Indira Varma, and Mark Gatiss round up The Community, a group of intelligence agency personnel who task Shea Wigham’s Jasper Briggs to track Hunt.

Between ties to the past and new foes stepping up to track Hunt down, Dead Reckoning promises to be one of the franchise’s most intense stories. Cruise is no stranger to intense stunt work, as his previous work on the Mission: Impossible franchise has seen him perform many feats in the face of serious injury. In recent years, the actor trained his co-stars in action, as seen with Cruise’s work developing Top Gun: Maverick‘s training program. His encouragement to Atwell may not be surprising but is further proof of his dedication to ensuring Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One shapes up to be one of the year’s best blockbusters.

Source: Empire