Former Lost star Josh Holloway has joined the cast of the upcoming action movie Mission: Impossible, according to Risky Business Blog.

Josh Holloway will portray the newest member of the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) team lead by Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt. The role is Josh Holloway's first major role since Lost went off the air earlier this year. No further information about the story or Josh Holloway's new character were released.

We reported earlier today that Mission: Impossible would spend part of its international shoot in Dubai, with the movie also shooting in Prague and Vancouver as well.

Mission: Impossible was said to begin filming later this year and we'll be sure to keep you posted with any further Mission: Impossible news as soon as we have more information.