Actress Zhang Jingchu Is Cast In MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5

Filming is already underway in the U.K. and a number of other international locations, and a batch of set pics have already gone viral for Paramount Pictures’ forthcoming release of Mission Impossible 5, the fifth installment of the self-titled franchise since it began in 1996. Lead actor Tom Cruise is returning with an amalgam of characters spanning the series, namely Ving Rhames who has appeared in all the films, in addition to MI: 3 & 4 co-star Simon Pegg, and actor Jeremy Renner who left his mark in the fourth film as well.

The casting slate has since also added actress Rebecca Ferguson and actor Alec Baldwin with further details remaining undisclosed for the time being. As such, the trend of secrecy is continued on Monday with word that another mysterious character has been added to the film’s unknown plot in the form of actress Zhang Jingchu. Zhang is best known in part for her roles in Tsui Hark’s 2005 swordplay action adventure, Seven Swords, the 2006 Finnish/Mandarin fantasy action epic, Jade Warrior, and the 2007 third outing in the Rush Hour trilogy under director Brett Ratner.

Mission Impossible 5 is produced by Cruise, along with J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk., with a script by Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce. The film is being directed by Christopher McQuarrie for a December 25, 2015 release.

H/T: Variety