Monaghan thrilled to reunite with Cruise for 'Mission: Impossible 6'

Actor Michelle Monaghan is all set to join the cast of the upcoming movie Mission: Impossible 6, alongside Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The 41-year-old actor, who featured in 2006's Mission: Impossible III as Julia Meade, fiancee to Cruise's Ethan Hunt, took to Instagram to break the news.

"Mission accepted. So thrilled to be reuniting with Tom Cruise for #MI6! Can't wait to show you guys more of Julia's story #missionimpossible," Monaghan posted alongside a selfie. The film, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, marks the actor' third appearance in the franchise. She also appeared at the end of 2011's Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.

Monaghan's reprisal was also confirmed by McQuarrie. The shooting of the film started on April 8 in Paris. Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris are reprising their roles from previous films while Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby and Sian Brooke have come onboard as new characters. The film is slated to release on July 27, 2018.