(Update 2:40 p.m. PST: Simon Pegg has closed a deal to reprise his role as lab geek Benji Dunn in the latest "Mission: Impossible" sequel, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. There had been some doubts whether Pegg would return, as the "Star Trek" star told journalists at Comic-Con in July that "M:I:4 is up in the air … That's been announced but my deal is not in place." Well fans can now consider his participation in the film confirmed.)
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" star Michael Nyqvist is in final talks to play the main villain in the latest installment of Paramount's "Mission: Impossible" franchise, the studio has confirmed exclusively to TheWrap.