MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Adds THE CROWN Actress Vanessa Kirby As The New Female Lead

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Adds THE CROWN Actress Vanessa Kirby As The New Female Lead

Casting is underway on the next film in the block-busting Mission: Impossible franchise, and reports are coming in that Vanessa Kirby has landed the female lead role alongside Tom Cruise...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 03, 2017 12:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Mission: Impossible
Though Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation breakout Rebecca Ferguson is expected to return for the still untitled sixth installment in the action movie franchise, the Christopher McQuarrie-helmed picture will also feature a new female lead.

According to Variety, Vanessa Kirby will play a mysterious new character who is "expected to be on the same level as Ferguson’s in the last pic." No other details were provided.

Kirby garnered acclaim for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret, in Netflix's The Crown, but she has also appeared in the likes of The Frankenstein Chronicles and Jupiter Ascending.

Tom Cruise will reprise the role of Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible 6, with Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner also on board.
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batmbl
batmbl - 3/3/2017, 2:01 PM
I need to catch up on this franchise. I believe the 3rd was the last time I watched one. This will be a departure having the McQuarrie directing again. I remember a few years back Tom coming out and saying he always envisioned each installment with a different director.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 3/3/2017, 2:45 PM
@batmbl - They have improved greatly since then. Love this series more than Bond.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 3/4/2017, 8:17 AM
@batmbl - 4 is great but I really like rogue nation
ODanil
ODanil - 3/3/2017, 2:04 PM
MI:3 is still my favorite.
datNAMEtho
datNAMEtho - 3/3/2017, 2:10 PM
She owned it in The Crown
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/3/2017, 2:26 PM
Call me when yall get a badass like Zhang Ziyi in this mother[frick]er

tylerzero
tylerzero - 3/3/2017, 3:20 PM
@ComicsBornAndBred - Sadly since they already utilized Maggie Q, they've already filled their quota for Asian female characters (even though technically Q is only half).
Forthas
Forthas - 3/3/2017, 2:35 PM
What happened to Rebecca Ferguson?
JohnSmithXXX
JohnSmithXXX - 3/3/2017, 4:48 PM
The older Tom Cruise gets, the younger his leading ladies get. Oh, Hollywood. Don't ever change.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 3/3/2017, 4:52 PM
Well it's a Mission Impossible movie so of course they need a new lead actress for every movie.
loganelliott
loganelliott - 3/3/2017, 5:07 PM
Really enjoyed her in The Crown. Stunning woman as well.
LordHarryLatts
LordHarryLatts - 3/4/2017, 7:26 AM
Well, at least she's way better looking than mega-average Rebecca Ferguson.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 3/4/2017, 8:18 AM
I still wanna know what happened to Tandy Newtons character from 2...
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