'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' poster revealed

The first poster of the highly anticipated fourth installment of the "Mission Impossible" series, the "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" has been released by Paramount Pictures, today. Check it out below:

"Mission Impossible 4" poster

Directed by Brad Bird (his first live action film), "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF Agent Ethan Hunt.

In the film, the IMF is shut down when it was blamed in Kremlin bombing, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.

The movie's cast also include Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renne, Josh Holloway, Simon Pegg, Tom Wilkinson, Paula Patton, Anil Kapoor, Michael Nyqvist, Léa Seydoux, Vladimir Mashkov, and Samuli Edelmann.

"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2011. Here's its video trailer: