*12 Years Later, Rebecca Ferguson’s Forgotten Fantasy Epic Is Officially Taking Over the World*
Rebecca Ferguson might not be a household name for many, but if you’ve ever seen *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation*, you know she’s got one of the best Mission Impossible parts. In fact, her performance was so good that it could have been the start of something big—had the movie done just a few things differently.
*Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011) set the stage for a franchise that might never have happened without Ferguson’s role as the mysterious Solo. The film introduced us to her character, Solo, and the stakes were high enough to warrant a standalone sequel—except *Rogue Nation* (2015), which was meant to be the follow-up, didn’t quite hit the mark.
Now, imagine if they had put Ferguson’s character on par with Ethan Hunt and gave her more to do. If they had done that, she could have been a potential franchise star in her own right, possibly even surpassing Tom Cruise’s iconic role as Ethan Hunt. The film might not be remembered for its box office numbers—only $281 million worldwide—but it certainly has the potential.
In a world where Dwayne Johnson is king and Tom Cruise keeps his franchise going, Rebecca Ferguson could have been the next big thing. *Mercy*, her 2014 debut as Solo, was well-received critically but not commercially (it made $69 million), suggesting that audiences were ready for more from her.
Fast-forward to now, and Ferguson is still in high demand. She’s starred in major franchises like Mission: Impossible and Dune, and she’s currently on Apple TV’s *Silo*. With *Dune: Part Three* set to release later this year, she might just be about to take off big time.
But the real question is—what if *Rogue Nation* had been better? What if they had given Ferguson more screen time and made her character a bigger part of Ethan Hunt’s story? Would she have become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses?
