Ving Rhames said on Lopez Tonight last night that he will be returning to play Luther Stickell in Mission: Impossible IV.  I imagine it took this long for the news to get online because no one watches Lopez Tonight.  We previously reported that Simon Pegg is in talks to return as Benji Dunn and yesterday we reported that Tom Cruise has taken an up-front pay-cut for the film.

Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and produced by J.J. Abrams, Mission: Impossible is slated to hit theaters on December 16, 2011.