Angela Bassett plays a U.S. president onscreen twice this year, first in ‘Zero Day’ and now in ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

Tom Cruise and more hit the red carpet in Cannes, France, on Wednesday for the premiere of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning."

The Final Reckoning carries the weight of a meaningful farewell but lacks the courage to commit. The eighth film in the series begins with a sincere American president (Angela Bassett) entreating IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) to take one last mission to save the world.