Mission Impossible 7’s New Cast Member Called ‘An Agent of Chaos’ by Director

Get ready for some thrilling action as Hayley Atwell joins the Mission: Impossible team as Grace, a mysterious and unpredictable “agent of chaos.” 

The MCU star will share the screen with Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his loyal crew of spies played by Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Rebecca Ferguson. 

Director Christopher McQuarrie hints that Grace will shake things up in Dead Reckoning Part One, the second-to-last chapter of the epic Mission: Impossible saga.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly for their 2023 movie preview, McQuarrie spilled some beans about Atwell’s new character before Mission: Impossible 7 hits the theaters this summer. 

Without giving away too much, the franchise director said that Grace is “not a spy” nor a secret agent, but she is “an agent of chaos.” Here’s what McQuarrie said:

The less I tell you about Hayley Atwell, the better. Hayley represents a stranger in a strange land — she’s somebody who does not come from this world; she’s not a spy, she’s not an agent. If anything, she’s an agent of chaos and is something of a random element that’s thrown into this story.

McQuarrie previously called Grace a “destructive force of nature,” while Atwell said that her character’s loyalties are “somewhat ambiguous.” 

The director now confirms that she is not a spy nor a secret agent, shutting down any speculation about her having connections to other existing characters. Grace is a complete outsider stepping into the world of espionage, top-secret government missions, and stopping the looming global catastrophe. 

While it has been expected that Grace will be the latest romantic partner for Ethan, McQuarrie’s remarks raise questions about her motives, as she sounds like a classic femme fatale.

Grace is in for a wild ride in the Mission: Impossible franchise, no matter which side she’s on. She doesn’t have the spy skills, but she has the guts to do amazing stunts.

Atwell explains that she raced a car sideways, flipped over a bridge, leaped off a train in reverse, and sprinted uphill in heels while chained to Cruise. 

Grace fits Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One perfectly with her mysterious persona and daring stunt work.

About Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh installment in the long-running Mission Impossible film series and will see the return of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. Christopher McQuarrie will direct the upcoming American action spy film.

Mission Impossible film series is centered around Ethan Hunt. Hunt is a senior field agent for the Impossible Mission Force, elite top-secret espionage and covert operations agency that handles dangerous and highly sensitive international missions deemed “impossible.”

Further cast members include Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Angela Bassett, Frederick Schmidt, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Indira Varma, amongst many others.