British actor Sean Harris is reportedly in talks with the makers to play the villain in `Mission: Impossible 5`.

According to Deadline, `Prometheus` actor has been offered the villain role by Paramount studios and Skydance Productions but is yet to sign on the dotted line as negotiations for the star to join the project are still ongoing, reports contactmusic.com.

The film will be directed by Chris McQuarrie of `Jack Reacher` fame and is set to be released in Britain Dec 26, 2015.