If you love Ted Lasso and Mission: Impossible, well, those worlds are about to collide as Hannah Waddingham joins the action franchise.
The Sex Education actress will star alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 8, titled Dead Reckoning Part Two, director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed, getting fans very excited indeed.
It’s the crossover we always needed but didn’t deserve and we’re already desperate for more details.
Making the surprise announcement, Christopher shared an image of what appears to be Hannah in the film.
Wearing a baseball cap and a very stern expression, the TV star looks like she means business, so we have no doubt she’ll fit right in.
‘And Hannah Waddingham… #Godspeed #DeadReckoning’, the filmmaker captioned his Instagram post, not quite ready to divulge more about her role just yet.
The actress is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ series (Picture: AP)
Naturally, followers were beside themselves, as one commented: ‘How is this film getting better and better and we haven’t even seen it yet’.
‘YES!!!! This is going to be killer!’, exclaimed another.
Another praised: ‘you could not make me love the mission franchise any more than I do now…. good job McQ’.
British actress Hannah, 48, is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the comedy series Ted Lasso, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award.
Tom Cruise will return as Ethan Hunt later this year (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)
Earlier this week, Jason Sudeikis confirmed that the upcoming third season of the Apple TV+ series would be the last.
Her other acting credits include Game of Thrones and she’s also appeared on the West End and Broadway in the likes of The Wizard of Oz as The Wicked Witch of the West.
Meanwhile, Tom, 60, will return to the Mission: Impossible franchise as Ethan Hunt when Dead Reckoning Part One lands on July 14, having played the protagonist since 1996.
Hannah joins a whole host of newcomers, with deets on her character being kept under wraps (Picture: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
Dead Reckoning is the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
