Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to play a villain in the next ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie.The actor – who stars.

As spy Ethan Hunt in the action franchise  is desperate to work with his wife and believes an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect because he doesn’t want them to play a couple on screen.

A source said: "Tom is very excited about taking ‘Mission: Impossible’ in a new direction and he sees Katie as a big part of that."They have wanted to work together for a while now but the idea of being a couple on screen in a romantic comedy is a bit dull. This might give them a chance to have some fun both as a couple and as hero and villainess."

Katie – who has a three-year-old daughter, Suri, with Tom – recently admitted she loves bringing her home life into her acting roles. She said: "In my own life, my whole world really revolves around my family. I do what I need to do, but it's like, 'How is everybody else doing?' And it's wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character."