Angela Bassett had no desire to do any stunts in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Angela Bassett had no desire to do any stunts in 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'.

The 66-year-old actress returns to the action franchise as US President Erika Sloane in the new blockbuster and revealed that she is glad that she didn't have to do any high-octane scenes alongside co-star Tom Cruise.

Speaking to HeyUGuys.com, Angela said: "There is no part of me whatsoever that thinks that, dreams that, hopes that and longs for that.

"I am gobsmacked by that (Cruise's stunts)."

Angela returns to a part she first played in the 2018 film 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' and explained that she was stunned to be offered a role in the long-running film series.

Asked if Cruise had approached her about the movie, she said: "I got a phone call from my agent... I suppose he called her or his people called my people.

"I got a phone call, I remember I was at home, I was in my kitchen. I picked up my phone and it was like, 'Hey, they want you to come and do 'Mission: Impossible' and I was like, 'The animated series?' I'm thinking of some other 'Mission: Impossible' – no, the 'Mission: Impossible'."