Next up for Bassett is Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. She reprises her Fallout role as Erika Sloane, a former CIA director who's now the President of the United States, opposite Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg.

I have put in: put in the time, put in good work over time. … I thought it was a given,” the “Black Panther” star said while reflecting on the viral moment.