Back for more! Tom Cruise agrees to return as super spy Ethan Hunt in fifth installment of Mission Impossible franchise

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has signed on to star in the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise and will resume his role as super spy Ethan Hunt.

The 50-year-old actor also will produce the untitled film along with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot company, which also produced the last two Mission Impossible movies.

The fourth installment Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was released in December 2011 and grossed more than $700million at the box office worldwide.