India, April 9 -- Fans of Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham were caught off guard this week when she popped up unexpectedly in the newly released trailer for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The trailer teases the final chapter of the long-running action franchise, set to hit theatres in May 2025 - and Waddingham's blink-and-you-miss-it appearance sparked immediate buzz.

While most viewers had no idea she was in the film, Waddingham had hinted at the collaboration in December 2023 during a Christmas Day appearance on James Martin's Saturday Morning.

After spending "five intense days" with Tom Cruise on the USS George HW Bush, Waddingham told Martin, "I have to say, I have a real problem with anybody that goes at him now."

"He ...