‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Star Anil Kapoor And Léa Seydoux Join ‘Mission: Impossible 4’ As Villains
Brad Birdis pulling together quite a cast for the fourthMission: Impossiblefilm, which is now shooting in Europe. Specifically, the evil end of the spectrum is now well-represented by a core trio of actors.Michael NyqvistfromThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoois the lead baddie, but nowAnil KapoorfromSlumdog Millionaireand French actressLéa Seydouxhave both signed on as evildoers — or at least the opponents of the Impossible Mission Force — in the series' third sequel.Deadlinesays that Anil Kapoor (aka the egocentric game show host from Danny Boyle’s movie) will be “a major heavy” inMission: Impossible, but doesn’t offer any more details. The script has been relatively well locked down so far, as we don’t know more than the basic roles for most of the players.
Deadline mentions andTHRconfirms that Léa Seydoux (Robin Hood, and a brief part inInglourious Basterds) will be the film’s lead female villain, playing opposite Mr. Nyqvist.
That trio will be opposingTom Cruiseand new agent recruitsJeremy RennerandPaula Patton.Ving RhamesandSimon Peggreturn to roles they’ve previously played in the series, andLost’sJosh Hollowayreportedly has a part as an agent, as well.Vladimir Mashkovis also on board in some capacity as a Russian agent. The secretive story was crafted byJ.J. Abramsand screenwritersAndre NemecandJosh Appelbaum, who wrote the screenplay.
Mission: Impossible 4(likely not the final title) is scheduled for release on what will likely be known as the ‘Avatartime slot’ for some years to come: July 19, 2025.
