Monaghan to reunite with Cruise for Mission: Impossible 6

Michelle Monaghan has joined the cast of Hollywood star Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 6. The actress herself, and writer and director Christopher McQuarrie both confirmed it on social media. 

This marks her third appearance in the franchise. Monaghan starred in 2006's Mission: Impossible III as a doctor named Julia Meade, the fiance of Cruise's character named Ethan Hunt. The movie ended with the pair heading for a honeymoon. She also appeared at the end of 2011's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

The upcoming film also features Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris, who are all reprising their roles from previous films. Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby and Sian Brooke have come on board to play new characters. The film is slated to release on July 27, 2018.

Monaghan currently stars in Hulu's drama The Path with Aaron Paul and Hugh Dancy. She was recently seen in Patriots Day and Sleepless, and just wrapped up production on Saint Judy, starring as immigration attorney Judy Wood.