Michelle Yeoh and Monaghan in Mission impossible 3

The million dollar question making round in Hollywood is who is going to be the female lead in Mission Impossible 3 being directed by JJ Abrams.

First it’s Lindsay Lohan and then it was the future Mrs. Tom Cruise, Katie Homes. Now it’s being reported that Michelle Monaghan is a done deal as the lead love interest in the project.

Michelle Monaghan who starred in Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, won the role as after Scarlett Johansson pulled out. Carrie-Anne Moss and Kenneth Branagh have also dropped out due to several delays in the project. Monaghan, 28, also previously appeared in Constantine and The Bourne Supremacy and will be seen in the upcoming Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie movie Mr and Mrs Smith.

Action star Michelle Yeoh (”Tomorrow Never Dies”, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is in talks to play a role in Paramount’s “Mission : Impossible 3″. According to the actress, her deal’s near sealed for the Cruise blockbuster.

She’s up for a role in Young Hannibal too, and that this might cause scheduling conflicts.