Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway Rev up ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel at Daytona International Speedway
Cruise will reprise Cole Trickle, while Hathaway joins as a team owner and engineer in the long-awaited follow-up.
- Tom Cruise announced a sequel to the 1990 racing classic Days of Thunder during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Daytona International Speedway, the original film's iconic shooting location.
- Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, while Anne Hathaway joins as a team owner and engineer; Jonathan Levine directs, producing with Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.
- Following fan speculation that an initial photo was AI-generated, the Mission: Impossible actor shared a video where Hathaway, currently pregnant, joked, "I'm gonna have this baby, and then we."
- The film is expected to hit theaters in Summer 2028; in the shared video, stars revealed a stock car featuring green-and-yellow Mello Yello colors nodding to the original film's iconic design.
- Paramount Pictures backs the project, continuing the 1990 original directed by the late Tony Scott, who featured Nicole Kidman as neurosurgeon Claire Lewicki in the racing story.
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Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway announced on the social networks the continuation of the film "Days of Thunder", released in 1990 in which Cruise played the role of NASCAR driver Cole Trickle. The new film is scheduled to appear in the summer of 2028, nearly four decades after the original production. In a short teaser published online, Tom ...
Tom Cruise announced Saturday the start of the filming of the race film Days of thunder
Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway rev up ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel at Daytona International Speedway
Cruise posted a video and photos to his social media platforms showing him and Anne Hathaway posing alongside a green-and-yellow stock car — a nod to the iconic Mello Yello color scheme that defined the original film.
Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway announced this Saturday, August 29, that a sequel to "Days of Thunder" was in preparation. The film will be released in the summer of 2028.
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The premiere is expected in 2028.
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