In March 2023, information appeared that the Emmy Award- winning actress (through the movie Ted Lasso ) would join Tom Cruise and the Mission: Impossible 8 crew to film spectacular scenes on the aircraft carrier. However, Waddingham’s role in the film is still hidden.
Actress Hannah Waddingham
“He was lovely and wonderful to work with, that’s all. We flew on the Ossprey to the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush – which was traveling with 4,500 service members. It was crazy! Tom and Christopher McQuarrie on the dream ship,” Waddingham said about working with Tom Cruise.
Hannah Waddingham once said on ITV’s James Martin’s Saturday Morning that she spent five days on the USS George HW Bush filming scenes for Mission: Impossible 8 . She revealed there were still “a bunch more scenes” to shoot with Tom Cruise after the film’s production restart due to strikes in Hollywood ended.
Tom Cruise in the movie Mission: Impossible 8
“I must say, I am really impressed with Tom Cruise. I met him and spent 5 memorable days… Tom is definitely one of the most lovely and encouraging people. He is always full of positive energy , inspires everyone, and is also very handsome,” Waddingham added.
Mission: Impossible 8 was scheduled to hit theaters on June 28, 2024, but Paramount Pictures postponed the release for nearly a year, moving it to May 23, 2025 due to production delays related to the strike. The film Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part One hit theaters in 2023 to positive reviews but failed to meet box office expectations, grossing only $567 million globally, while its production budget up to 290 million USD.
Before Waddingham starred in Mission: Impossible 8 with Tom Cruise, Hannah Waddingham starred in Universal Pictures’ action comedy The Fall Guy , co-starring with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. The film is scheduled to premiere on May 3.
