Hayley Atwell has garnered praise for her role in the latest installment of the Mission Impossible franchise, titled “Dead Reckoning Part One.” Known for her previous work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Peggy Carter, Atwell has now revealed that her experience on Mission Impossible was unlike anything she had done before.
In an interview with Total Film, Atwell disclosed that she went over three months without having any dialogue on camera. As an actress, this was a departure from what she was accustomed to, as language had always been her primary tool. However, director Christopher McQuarrie’s focus on body language helped enhance not only Atwell’s performance but also the chemistry between her and Tom Cruise, her co-star.
“I come from the theater and I talk a lot. I’m so used to language,” explained Atwell. “Language has always been the first tool that I learned from drama school and understanding the classics and plays. So, coming into a franchise like this and spending 100 days purely about physical behavior and gesture, I felt like ‘Am I expressing enough?’, because I’m so used to being vocal as my main thing.”
Atwell also praised the opportunity to watch playback of scenes and engage with Cruise and McQuarrie, which allowed her to better understand what they were aiming for and enhance her own performances.
“What was clear was you’d look at playback and it just felt alive,” said Atwell. “The physical presence had come from the chemistry I’d found with Tom and the preparation I was doing with this incredible, world-class stunt team. So, you feel her energy and feel her emotion without her having to say anything. There is this sense that you’re part of this workshop or masterclass in pure cinematic experience and how they create it. That, to me, in between takes – that’s where I did all my talking and all my questions. For the camera, I found this new language that was just not having to be vocal.”
“Dead Reckoning Part One” has received overwhelming positive reviews from critics, and it currently holds the highest rating of Tom Cruise’s career, with a 98% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have particularly highlighted the performances of the women in the cast, including Atwell, alongside the awe-inspiring stuntwork performed by Cruise.
The film is set to release in the United States on July 12.
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