Johansson Joins M:I 3
Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:00 AM EDT
Paramount Pictures has tapped Scarlett Johansson for its Tom Cruise franchise sequel "Mission: Impossible 3".
The "Lost in Translation" star is set to portray an ally of Cruise's Ethan Hunt character.
"Narc" director Joe Carnahan is helming "M:I 3". Shooting will start this summer for a May 2005 release.
Other castmembers include Kenneth Branagh, Carrie-Anne Moss and Ving Rhames.
Johansson is starring in the Paul Weitz-directed "Synergy" at Universal. She's also toplining "Napoleon" for Lions Gate and in the Brian De Palma-directed adaptation of James Ellroy's book "The Black Dahlia".
