Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty, Neil Mockford/FilmMagicHannah Waddinghamis proving no mission is impossible.The Emmy winner will be starring oppositeTom CruiseinMission: Impossible 8, revealed writer-director Christopher McQuarrie on Instagram Friday.“And Hannah Waddingham…” McQuarrie simplycaptioned the postwith the hashtags #Godspeed and #DeadReckoning.In the photo, Waddingham appears to be in character, as she sternly looks into the distance wearing a tan cap in front of what looks like a communication center.Waddingham, 48, is best known for her role as Rebecca Welton inTed Lasso, for which shewon the Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy seriesin 2022. She also starred in the 2022 sequelHocus Pocus 2.Mission Impossible: 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.In September 2022, Cruise and the production team had to stop filming at one point when a group ofsheep stormed the movie setin England’s Lake District, perFox News.SplashPhotos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.Cruise, 60, and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Twowill premiere in theaters June 28, 2024.

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Hannah Waddingham and Tom Cruise

Hannah Waddinghamis proving no mission is impossible.The Emmy winner will be starring oppositeTom CruiseinMission: Impossible 8, revealed writer-director Christopher McQuarrie on Instagram Friday.“And Hannah Waddingham…” McQuarrie simplycaptioned the postwith the hashtags #Godspeed and #DeadReckoning.In the photo, Waddingham appears to be in character, as she sternly looks into the distance wearing a tan cap in front of what looks like a communication center.Waddingham, 48, is best known for her role as Rebecca Welton inTed Lasso, for which shewon the Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy seriesin 2022. She also starred in the 2022 sequelHocus Pocus 2.Mission Impossible: 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.In September 2022, Cruise and the production team had to stop filming at one point when a group ofsheep stormed the movie setin England’s Lake District, perFox News.SplashPhotos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.Cruise, 60, and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Twowill premiere in theaters June 28, 2024.

Hannah Waddinghamis proving no mission is impossible.

The Emmy winner will be starring oppositeTom CruiseinMission: Impossible 8, revealed writer-director Christopher McQuarrie on Instagram Friday.

“And Hannah Waddingham…” McQuarrie simplycaptioned the postwith the hashtags #Godspeed and #DeadReckoning.

In the photo, Waddingham appears to be in character, as she sternly looks into the distance wearing a tan cap in front of what looks like a communication center.

Waddingham, 48, is best known for her role as Rebecca Welton inTed Lasso, for which shewon the Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy seriesin 2022. She also starred in the 2022 sequelHocus Pocus 2.

Mission Impossible: 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.

In September 2022, Cruise and the production team had to stop filming at one point when a group ofsheep stormed the movie setin England’s Lake District, perFox News.

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Tom Cruise Suffers Delays On Set Of New Mission Impossible Due To Crew Blunder With A Flock Of Sheep Costing The Production Time And Money.

Photos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.

Cruise, 60, and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Twowill premiere in theaters June 28, 2024.

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