The Mission: Impossible franchise launched in 1966 with the original CBS television series, which ran for seven seasons and 171 episodes.
His return to the franchise marks the first time a director has helmed more than one Mission: Impossible film.
Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, is once again writing and directing the sequel.
It was nearly a decade later that the Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible feature film would turn the small screen spy series into a hugely-successful cinematic franchise.