Chris McQuarrie reveals the women of “MI: 6”

It's been a slow trickle thus far for the tidbits about “Mission Impossible 6”, the hotly anticipated second installment of the storied franchise to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Only recently was the first look at Henry Cavill with McQuarrie and franchise star Tom Cruise on the set was revealed, and now the director has shared who the women of the film will be, in a new photo.

The next chapter in the Ethan Hunt saga has one major thing going for it beyond Cruise's physical daring and charisma, and that is its cast. Simon Pegg is returning, as is “Rogue Nation” breakout Rebecca Ferguson, on top of Cavill and Cruise. Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Ving Rhames, and Michelle Monaghan will also be coming back. 

McQuarrie took to Twitter on Saturday to post a new image of four of the five actresses, seemingly in character roles from MI6. Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Ferguson and Monaghan grouped together amongst what looks like desert rocks. This is first official-ish looks at Kirby and Bassett in the movie, though not much is known about either characters.

McQuarrie gave a few details recently about Kirby's character, but the project and its menagerie of spies and spy hunters remains largely a mystery.

“Mission: Impossible 6” is set to release on July 27, 2018.