CIA Director Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) brings her fierceness back to the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise for the latest installment—The Final Reckoning. Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Angela Bassett is set to play the iconic character in the film, which is expected to be released in theaters by Paramount Pictures and Skydance on May 23, 2025. While the full plot of the film has not yet been disclosed, fans can expect to be submerged in an action-packed, breathtaking story that tracks the final mission of the Impossible Mission Force’s (IMF) highly skilled field agent, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise).

Congratulations are in order for the legendary and multi-talented actress, Angela Bassett. Bassett won her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for the National Geographic documentary series ‘Queens,’ where she is also credited as one of the executive producers. This recent award is an addition to her honors archive that includes two Critics’ Choice Awards, 16 NAACP Image Awards, five Black Reel Awards, a BET Award, a SAG Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and her Honorary Academy Award among others. Bassett has proven time and again that she is an incredible force within the Film/ Entertainment Industry, and we are all fortunate to witness her legacy.

Courtney B. Vance and his team of amateurs take on the biggest heist in American history in the trailer for the upcoming Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios film ‘Heist 88.’

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Bassett Vance Productions and Gunpowder & Sky, Heist 88 will premiere Oct. 1 on Showtime, after the series’ Paramount+ with Showtime streaming debut September 29.

Showtime has acquired the film "Heist 88" from Paramount+, with the film starring Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. The movie will be a part of Showtime's new programming, which aims to have culturally diverse takes in the vein of The Chi.