Ilsa debuted in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation as an antagonist to Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt, though the film would result in the pair's agendas becoming aligned. A similar path was explored in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, though that film saw her take an even more prominent role in Hunt's objectives.

With “a lot of characters” joining the Tom Cruise franchise, Rebecca Ferguson says she had to make a difficult decision to have the “awesome” Ilsa Faust exit

Rebecca Ferguson is explaining her decision to leave the Mission: Impossible franchise.In an upcoming interview on WrapWomen's UnWrapped podcast, the actress portraying Ilsa Faust referred to

Impossible" franchise this year, leaving fans who love Ilsa Faust reeling after "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning." But how exactly did her death come about? According to the actress, it was a two-handed decision.

Here, Ferguson describes the “intoxicating” experience of making the show, working with showrunner Graham Yost and her EP role, plus the elaborate and stunning sets and VFX work that went into it all.