

The series is based on Philippa Gregory's self-titled novel. She actually caught the attention of Cruise and McQuarrie because of her BBC Sunday night drama The White Queen, which tackles England's War of the Roses. "I'm a small girl, and these are big men, and it's so not expected that I would be able to kick ass with lethal force," she told The Daily Mail UK. Given her size though, Ferguson needed a body double to perform the killer move. In the end, it was Wade Eastwood, the film's stunt co-ordinator, who actually came up with the killer thigh sequence.

She, Cruise, and director Christopher McQuarrie actually thought it was a good idea for Ilsa to have her own signature killer move in order to establish a powerful and commanding presence. But the 31-year-old actress proved herself to be more than capable, and even impressed those who have seen the trailers with her "thigh killer move."įerguson plays Ilsa, a mysterious assassin in the new "Mission: Impossible" film who rescues Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt from his captors. The actress had to do a lot of physically daunting scenes for the film, and at 5 foot 7 inches, producers were sceptical if she could handle it. Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson is going to become one of Hollywood's hottest new leading actress once "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" hits cinemas this July 31.
