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.
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’.
