Director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that Mariela Garriga (NCIS; NCIS: Los Angeles) has joined the cast of his upcoming two-part Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning.
Further details on her role are being kept under lock and key at the IMF, but it seems like a safe bet that she will have a relatively prominent role to play in the currently filming Part Two. McQ does seem to hint that - like many members of the massive ensemble cast - she will appear in both chapters.
Outside of that, the only hint we're left with is "We cannot escape the past…," so she's certainly running from something... or could she have some critical connection to Ethan Hunt (Cruise)? Only time will tell.
Check out the first look image below:
In addition to Cruise as the headliner, the highly anticipated McQ-directed action blockbuster will also see the return of Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust, Academy Award-nominee Vanessa Kirby as the White Widow, Frederick Schmidt as Zola, and Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge.
Newcomers to the franchise include the aforementioned Hayley Atwell (Avengers: Endgame; Captain America: The First Avenger) as Grace, Shea Whigham (Perry Mason; Marvel's Agent Carter), Pom Klementieff (Avengers: Endgame; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Esai Morales (Titans; La Bamba), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2; Hobbs & Shaw), Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride; Saw), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Carnival Row), Mark Gatiss (The Father; The Favourite), Charles Parnell (Top Gun: Maverick; Transformers: Age of Extinction), and Greg Tarzan Davis (Top Gun: Maverick; Grey's Anatomy).
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One lights the fuse in theaters on July 14, 2023; with the expected franchise finale, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two, set to arrive the following year on June 28, 2024.