The Mission: Impossible series consists of some of the best action movies, with a long history of twists and stunts. The same could be said for the cast that has been amassed across almost eight movies for more than 25 years, especially when MCU vets like Hayley Atwell have found themselves a part of that very franchise. Surprisingly, Atwell almost found herself playing against Tom Cruise a lot sooner than her casting in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One.
Revealed through an EW interview with writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, it turns out that Atwell was considered for two different Cruise projects in the past. One happened to be an earlier Mission sequel, with McQuarrie revealing that other film to be yet another unexpected surprise:
