Paramount Studios has confirmed that Tom Cruise will be reprising his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission Possible 4. But, also Simon Pegg is due to return as the geeky scientist Benji Dunn.
MI4 will be directed by hit animator Brad Bird (known for The Incredibles and Ratatouille).
JJ Abrams, director the first three MI installments will be co-producing with Tom.
JJ says they will be going to all corners of the globe for this movie. “We’re working on Mission IV and we have a really cool idea that we’re playing with and I’m looking forward to that coming to pass – there definitely will be a European presence but there’s a whole crazy story, it’s definitely a jet setting movie.”
Production it is expected to begin shooting in early September 2010.