In Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, Vanessa Kirby returns to the role of Alanna Mitsopolis, the arms-dealing White Widow that was first introduced in 2018's Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Having already played the character, Kirby was far more comfortable as the White Widow this time, but there was one rather challenging aspect in Dead Reckoning.

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. If you haven't seen the film yet, you should stop reading now.

Toward the end of the film, we are treated to two White Widows. One is the genuine article, while the other is an imposter under one of the franchise's iconic masks. Under the latex is Hayley Atwell's character, Grace, who is working with Ethan (Tom Cruise). So not only did Kirby portray White Widow, she played Atwell's character pretending to be Grace. "It was a gift of a challenge," the actress told GameSpot.