Hayley Atwell on 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning' and Filming the Incredible Rome Car Chase

When it was time to return to the franchise with Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, writer-director Christopher McQuarrie knew just the leading lady to star opposite Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt.

COLLIDER: So I really want to start with a sincere congratulations. This movie is awesome. It's the fastest 2.5-hour movie I've seen in a long time. I want to specifically talk about the fact that sometimes when you’re cast, you can have a small role, and it's still cool, but what was it like for you getting cast and then Tom [Cruise] and Chris [McQuarrie] are like, “Yeah, you have a massive role. You're involved in all the action.

Also, the other thing about this franchise is Chris is so good at writing great female characters. Let's talk about the car chase in Rome. It's so incredible and unique because it adds humor that feels earned, not just forced to make people laugh. Talk a little bit about filming that sequence because you also shot during the day in Rome, and the streets were shut down. It’s crazy.

What I love about Tom is that he's willing to look stupid on camera, and there's a shot in that sequence where he's just almost giving up, like, “I don’t understand!” Many actors would not give that shot, you know what I mean?

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