Christopher McQuirrie’s Mission: Impossible 6 will see another returning face to the franchise. The director posted a picture of Michelle Monaghan to his Instagram account without a comment, but it’s quite clear she’s on the set of the latest film.
Monaghan was introduced in J.J. Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3 as Julia Meade, the fiance to Tom Cruise’s then-retired IMF agent Ethan Hunt. In that film, she was unaware of Ethan’s past work until she was kidnapped by arms dealer Owen Davian, played by the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman. In the next film, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, she was believed to have died in an attack against Ethan, but he revealed it was a cover to protect her while their marriage did not last. Monaghan had a quick cameo at the end of the film, showing that while they were no longer married some feelings still lingered between them.
Whatever role Julia Meade will play in the film is unclear, but her presence will likely complicate Ethan’s next mission.
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Mission: Impossible 6 will see Tom Cruise joined by returning stars Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris and Michelle Monaghan, along with new additions Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Sian Brooke (Sherlock), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown). It is set for release on July 27th 2018.
Originally published June 13, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.
