Tom Cruise to Star and Produce - Mission: Impossible 5

With the worldwide success of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Paramount is now developing Mission: Impossible 5.

Today, Tom Cruise has signed on to return to the role of Ethan Hunt. He will also produce.

So far, no director or writer have been confirmed for the project, but Cruise's Jack Reacher director, Christopher McQuarrie, is rumored to be in the running.

Ghost Protocol, which was the fourth film in the series, earned $694.7 million worldwide.