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Caroline Darney

Hayley Atwell and a reporter perfectly shared their love for Labyrinth during Mission: Impossible interview

Press tours for stars can be long and repetitive. You’re in a room for hours on end answering a seemingly never ending barrage of questions. This is especially so when your movie is as huge and highly anticipated as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The seventh installment of the global franchise already boasts a 98 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and opens in theaters on Wednesday, July 12.

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Hayley Atwell, who plays Grace alongside Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, found ways to make the press junket feel less monotonous. In an interview with BBC 1’s Ali Plumb, the duo flawlessly did an off-the-cuff riff from the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth.

It could have flopped horribly if Atwell didn’t know the reference, but instead the pair went back and forth for a perfect recreation of one of the best scenes.

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