"With Mr. Cruise, you can never count him down or out," Angela Bassett tells PEOPLE of costar Tom CruiseMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is in theaters nowThe eighth film in the Tom Cruise action franchise,

Action film fans have been watching Tom Cruise as spy Ethan Hunt since the first film was released in 1996.. Addressing such concerns, Bassett, who plays CIA director turned US President Erika Sloane in the film series,

Impossible – The Final Reckoning’. The action franchise is known for its death-defying practical stunts that have become a hallmark of the series. The 66-year-old actress returns to the action franchise as US President Erika Sloane in the new blockbuster and revealed that she is glad that she didn’t have to do any high-octane scenes alongside co-star Tom Cruise.