How Angela Bassett's Sloane Became President Before Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning & Why She Places Such Trust In Ethan Explained By Star

Angela Bassett addresses how Erika Sloane went from the CIA to being the President of the United States in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Bassett's character was a major player in 2018's Mission: Impossible - Fallout as a former director of the CIA. Last seen succeeding Alan Hunley as the Secretary of IMF, Sloane was notably missing from the cast of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. However, the new trailer has confirmed her return in the upcoming Tom Cruise-headlined movie.