YES! Actor Tom Cruise returns as the resourceful/hot Ethan Hunt for the upcoming fourth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, which is set to hit theaters across the US on December 16, 2011 (check out the movie trailer below).

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“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Synopsis:

When a terrorist bombing destroys the Kremlin, the United States government activates “Ghost Protocol” and disavows the entire Impossible Mission Force. Ethan Hunt and his team are blamed for the attack, but are allowed to escape as part of a plan to enable them to operate outside their agency.

Hunt is warned that if any member of his team is captured or compromised, they will be charged as terrorists planning a nuclear strike. He is forced to work with fellow IMF agent Brandt (Jeremy Renner), who knows much more about Hunt and his past than Hunt himself.

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Ving Rhames (as Luther Stickell) and Simon Pegg (as Benji Dunn) will also return for their roles in “M:I 4”. The new faces include names like Jeremy Renner, Lost hunk Josh Holloway, Lea Seydoux and Paula Patton. Disney star Jennifer Stone plays Ethan’s niece, Emily Hunt.

The first “Mission: Impossible” movie was released in 1996, followed by “Mission: Impossible II” in 2000 and “Mission: Impossible III” in 2006. I’m terribly excited about this M:I movie. I hear the theme song and something clicks in my brain. No kidding!

Tom Cruise “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Trailer Video