Was Another ‘Mission Impossible’ Cameo Planned in ‘Ghost Protocol’?

For those who have yet to venture into theaters to check out the live-action directorial debut of Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) in the form of the suspenseful and fun Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, you may want to steer clear of this story for fear of spoilers. When you look at the Mission: Impossible franchise, each film is essentially a stand alone action movie with only a few characters recurring: Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and Ving Rhames as Luther Stickler and Simon Pegg being the most recent continuing character. But did another older character almost reappear in Ghost Protocol? We can’t make any guarantees, but the clues on the big screen don’t lie. No, I’m not talking about the film’s last minute cameo by Ving Rhames, which adds a nice little bit of humor at the end, because that actually came to fruition. This character cameo would’ve reached back …