Rebecca Ferguson Returning To Star Opposite Tom Cruise in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6

Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation was a fun spy thriller that got a lot of attention for Tom Cruise's death-defying stunt work, but it also earned praise for introducing most American audiences to Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, who played the mysterious Ilsa Faust and convincingly held her own against one of the world's biggest movie stars. When McQuarrie was officially hired to come back for Mission: Impossible 6, there were some rumblings that Ferguson may also return, and now, according to Showbiz411, her contract is "signed, sealed, and delivered."

Ferguson will be the first female protagonist to have a major role in multiple movies in the M:I franchise. Ethan Hunt's wife, played by Michelle Monaghan in both M:I 3, appeared in a cameo in Ghost Protocol, and actresses like Thandie Newton, Paula Patton, Keri Russell, and Maggie Q were all one and done. It's fitting that she's making franchise history, because she'll be doing so alongside McQuarrie, who is reportedly coming back to direct for the second time in a row; he'll be the first returning director of the franchise.

While we wait for the next Mission to unfold, Ferguson will be seen in the highly-anticipated The Girl on the Train, and opposite Michael Fassbender twice in The Snowman and in Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant.