Tom Cruise announces a follow-up film to ‘Days of Thunder’ to hit theaters in 2028
Summary
Tom Cruise will star again as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in a follow-up to the 1990 movie "Days of Thunder," set to release in theaters on June 2, 2028. Anne Hathaway will co-star, and the film will be produced by Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tommy Harper, with Jonathan Levine directing.Key Facts
- The new "Days of Thunder" film will come out in 2028 and feature Tom Cruise reprising his role as Cole Trickle.
- Anne Hathaway will play a team owner and engineer in the movie.
- Tom Cruise is a producer along with Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.
- Jonathan Levine will direct the movie, and Will Staples wrote the script.
- The original "Days of Thunder" movie came out in 1990, received mixed reviews, but became popular among NASCAR fans.
- The character Cole Trickle was loosely based on NASCAR driver Tim Richmond.
- Jeff Gordon, a four-time NASCAR champion and current Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman, supports making the sequel and is friends with Cruise.
- The original movie helped introduce NASCAR to a wider audience beyond usual race fans.
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