Stars of ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ talk emotional moments and working with Tom Cruise

His mission Fly to London for the premiere But somehow he took a detour in Morocco Alex Miranda eventually did make it across the pond and he did make it to a meager pubs and he barely missed the premiere Our very own Ethan Hunt has more on Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning I m starting to think that Tom Cruise planned out the whole thing just you know for a little inspo for Mission Impossible but I did fly to London to check out why this blockbuster is action-packed and very emotional In Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning nuclear annihilation is days away Alex Miranda Whether it s final or not Angela Bassett or not Alex Miranda I don t know We can t say Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt I need you to trust me one last time So Ethan Hunt necessities the U S establishment and President Angela Bassett to help find the Entity a rogue AI s source code and help prevent global apocalypse Alex Miranda Angela Bassett for president Angela Bassett Come on Alex Miranda Let s do it Alex Miranda In the climax of the film tears were running down my face To bring that level of emotion to camera in a situation that is so unthinkable how is it that you embody that Angela Bassett I just look into the eyes of him across from you and think about the fragility you know the vulnerability and the hope Good thing Ethan has his A-team Alex Miranda If you could use the Entity to your benefit and annihilate one thing Hayley Atwell I would not be allowed to say out loud what that thing is Alex Miranda Tell me Hayley Atwell So I struggle to do my own hair so if the Entity can work out how I can wake up every morning and just be perfectly coiffed I d appreciate that Alex Miranda Would I have the level of bravery to stay alive especially for a greater cause and as I m thinking I m like I don t know So what of Benji have you strived to maybe be more like Simon Pegg I think as Benji has grown he s outpaced me in terms of his abilities and his skills and yeah It was lovely in this film to see Benji sort of blossom into a leader and to be valiant It was fun to film wasn t it Pom Klementieff Yes Alex Miranda I bet Pom Klementieff Simon s smoothie Alex Miranda Oh my gosh I m like this is so intense I was literally doing this Alex turns his face away and puts up his hands Pom Klementieff Christopher McQuarrie sent us a list of movies to watch to get inspired One of them was The Thing with Kurt Russell Alex Miranda In a way this movie felt for me like a bit of a tribute to Tom too and so what is that like being side by side with this man What could be a kind of final show for him at least in this sense Angela Bassett In this iteration I don t know Alex Miranda What is that like Angela Bassett I can go on and on and on He s the ever ready Hayley Atwell Oh it s a privilege His work ethic is something I really admire Doing a franchise film is no different in terms of its approach than I would doing a Shakespeare play on stage which I ve just finished which is being present with your scene partner and Tom is so present He declared on the last day of filming Movies is not something that I do It s who I am and I think that s beautiful To have revealed something that he wants to dedicate his life to is something that I think we all want a fundamental human desire to find a purpose bigger than ourselves Angela Bassett It s an honor to be requested to come along for this journey He is you know you know his indelible mark in our imagination Alex Miranda In your time with Tom what have you learned to take you to the place of leading action star Greg Tarzan Davis Filmmaking storytelling He s a movie star because the audience loves him and he caters to them So I m hoping you know osmosis If I m around it I ll become it Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning is now playing in theaters