Josh Holloway, best known for his 6 season run as “Sawyer” on the ABC hit series Lost has joined the cast of Mission: Impossible IV.
Josh joins Tom Cruise and Paula Patton as the newest member of the Impossible Task Force reports Variety. The movie will be the first big budget film Holloway has had the opportunity to appear in.
Other newcomers to the franchise include Vladimir Mashkov and Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, who will play the films villain.
Shooting is set to begin in three weeks and Holloway’s Lost creator will serve as the films producer with Brad Bird directing the fourth movie in the popular series.
Paramount Pictures execs have placed a December 2011 release date on the movie.
