Angela Bassett Joins 'Mission: Impossible 6'

Angela Bassett, one of the stars of TV’s ‘American Horror Story’, has signed on to play a yet-to-be-confirmed character in Paramount’s upcoming Mission: Impossible sequel, Mission: Impossible 6.

Angela Bassett in ‘American Horror Story’

The actress joins the returning Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson, as well as new addition Henry Cavill, in the movie that is set to be directed by Mission: Impossible 5 director Christopher McQuarrie.

The film is being put to the screen by Bad Robot and Paramount, and is due for a July 27th 2018 release date.

This news comes after confirmation that Bassett will play a prominent figure in Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Marvel movie ‘Black Panther’.