September 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): One might remember Michael Nyqvist as the actor who had played the role of a journalist called Mikael Blomkvist. He did so in the Swede thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" . He was also seen in its sequels. It has now been confirmed that Mr. Michael Nyqvist will be playing the character of one of the lead villains in "Mission: Impossible 4." The movie, "Mission: Impossible 4." is being released by Paramount.

The Mission: Impossible franchisee as we know has made quite a name for itself over the years and is regarded to be one of the top spy-thriller movies in the world.

"Mission: Impossible 4" is being directed by Brad Bird, has been putting together the right people for the cast. He has several new faces in the movie and some of the newcomers include Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner and Vladimir Mashkov. They would be joining the likes of Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames in this heart-pounding, exhilarating action movie.

The M: I franchisee has been entertaining us for years and let's just hope that the latest installment of the series doesn't anyway disappoint.

J.J. Abrams is co-producing the film with Cruise and Paula Wagner while scholars like Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum have been responsible for coming up with the screenplay.

The production is inspecting suitable locations in Vancouver, Dubai and Prague. The movie is supposed to be released in the December of 2011 .

-- Sampurn Wire