'Check out the first poster!': Movie star Tom Cruise turns movie publicist as he plugs Mission: Impossible - Fallout on his new Instagram account

Tom Cruise joined Instagram in January.

And the 55-year-old movie legend seems to be enjoying the power the social media platform has to promote his new film Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Instead of sharing selfies, food shots or empowering quotes, the Oscar nominee is all about his flick.

And on Thursday Cruise was at it again as he happily shared the first poster for the latest installment of the action franchise. 'Check out the first poster!' he wrote in the caption.

New new new! Tom Cruise shared the first poster for his film Mission: Impossible - Fallout on Instagram on Thursday

New new new! Tom Cruise shared the first poster for his film Mission: Impossible - Fallout on Instagram on Thursday

In the poster, he is seen in silhouette in a suit holding a gun.

Over him is a helicopter that his character Ethan Hunt is dangling from. Below are mountain ranges.

And the cover copy says the film is 'coming soon.'

He's in: The star opened his very first Instagram account a week ago with this snap revealing Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the title of the sixth film in the action franchise

He's in: The star opened his very first Instagram account a week ago with this snap revealing Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the title of the sixth film in the action franchise

The Top Gun star kicked off his own social media page with two snaps a week ago, including one of a clapperboard revealing that Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the title of the sixth film in the action franchise.

The second snap showed the star, who famously does his own stunts, desperately hanging on to the side of a helicopter as it banks over a body of water. 

Last summer Tom, who has been filming in London,  fractured an ankle during a stunt, holding up production for a couple of months.  

But that didn't stop him. 'We've upped the ante for the sixth #MissionImpossible. I can’t wait for you guys to see more,' Tom captioned the action shot. 

The star notched up an impressive 574K followers in just two hours.

Actor and stuntman: The 55-year-old quickly  notched up an impressive 574K followers in just two hours, posting this shot of himself clinging to the side of a helicopter

Actor and stuntman: The 55-year-old quickly  notched up an impressive 574K followers in just two hours, posting this shot of himself clinging to the side of a helicopter

However, some may have trouble finding his Instagram page among the many other fan pages devoted to him already on the social media site.

Paramount also revealed the official synopsis for the movie.

It read: 'The best intentions often come back to haunt you. 

On the run: The star, who has been filming in London, sprinted the length of the roof at Blackfriars  station whilst filming Mission: Impossible 6

On the run: The star, who has been filming in London, sprinted the length of the roof at Blackfriars station whilst filming Mission: Impossible 6

'Mission: Impossible - Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.

'Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.'

Mission: Impossible - Fallout hits theaters on July 27. 

Cufflinks and all: The ex of Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman looked dapper in his dark suit as he hit the Graham Norton Show at The London Studios last week

Cufflinks and all: The ex of Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman looked dapper in his dark suit as he hit the Graham Norton Show at The London Studios last week

 

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