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Tom Cruise is reteaming with Paramount for a Days of Thunder sequel, this time with Anne Hathaway as a team owner and engineer; the film, directed by Jonathan Levine and shot for IMAX, is set for a June 2, 2028 release, continuing Cruise’s collaboration with Paramount after Top Gun: Maverick.
Tom Cruise says he’s confident Paramount will deliver 30 theatrical releases per year if its Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes, urging the industry to collaborate to create abundant opportunities for writers, directors, and actors, and suggesting the slate could grow beyond 30 if successful; the remarks come as a Days of Thunder sequel is discussed and merger-related questions linger.
Randy Quaid slammed Anne Hathaway’s casting in the Days of Thunder sequel with Tom Cruise, calling her a “leftist, woke” and “horrible choice” and arguing Nicole Kidman should return; Hathaway and Cruise are set for a June 2028 follow-up with Hathaway as a team owner/engineer, directed by Jonathan Levine. It’s unclear if any of the original cast will reprise their roles, and reps for Cruise and Hathaway did not have public comments at publication.
Ryan Preece captured his first official NASCAR Cup Series win at Daytona’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 after narrowly surviving an overtime restart and a dramatic late-race wreck that took out much of the field. The race finished under caution as chaos unfolded behind him, while the weekend drew Hollywood intrigue with Randy Quaid railing about Days of Thunder casting and Tom Cruise presence at the track, including calls to bring back Nicole Kidman.
Randy Quaid blasted Anne Hathaway as “woke” and not sexy for the Days of Thunder sequel with Tom Cruise, urging Nicole Kidman to return; Hathaway is reportedly set to play a team owner and engineer in the 2028 film, which Cruise announced alongside Hathaway.
Randy Quaid blasted the announced Days of Thunder sequel’s casting of Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise, calling it a "horrible choice" and arguing Nicole Kidman should return; Hathaway will play a team owner/engineer in a June 2028 film directed by Jonathan Levine, with Cruise producing alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper, though it’s unclear if any original cast members will reprise their roles.
Randy Quaid blasted Anne Hathaway’s casting as the lead in the Days of Thunder sequel, calling her “woke” and “horrible” for the NASCAR film and insisting Nicole Kidman should reprise the female lead; the movie, announced by Tom Cruise and Hathaway, is set for 2028 with Cruise returning and Hathaway in a new engineer/team-owner role. Quaid’s exact involvement in the project isn’t indicated in the piece.
Randy Quaid blasted Anne Hathaway joining the Days of Thunder sequel, saying the film should cast Nicole Kidman instead and calling Hathaway 'woke' and a 'horrible choice' for the MAGA NASCAR audience; the project, starring Tom Cruise and slated for a June 2028 release, indicates Kidman’s original role is a focal point of the debate.
Randy Quaid criticized the announced Days of Thunder sequel casting, calling Anne Hathaway a 'leftist, woke' choice and arguing Nicole Kidman should reprise the role instead; the follow-up with Tom Cruise and Hathaway is set for a 2028 release, with Hathaway as a team owner/engineer and Cruise producing, though it’s unclear whether the original cast will return.
Entertainment roundup: Shailene Woodley says she’s still bummed about being cut as Mary Jane from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, learning a year after filming that her role was scrapped. Separately, Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway will star in a Days of Thunder sequel due in 2028. The block also notes M. Night Shyamalan launching a YouTube channel to reconnect with fans and news that Hooters: The Movie is in development as a corporate origin story film.
Tom Cruise will reprise his NASCAR driver Cole Trickle opposite Anne Hathaway in a Days of Thunder sequel, directed by Jonathan Levine and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and colleagues for Paramount; the film will be shot in IMAX and aimed for a summer 2028 release.
Anne Hathaway is joining Tom Cruise in the Days of Thunder sequel, set for June 2, 2028. Cruise reprises his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, with Hathaway portraying a team owner and engineer. Will Staples wrote the script, Jonathan Levine is set to direct, and Jerry Bruckheimer with Tommy Harper will produce; the film will be shot for IMAX and released in Dolby Cinema, 4DX and other premium formats.
Anne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in a Days of Thunder sequel for Paramount, set for June 2, 2028. The film will be shot in IMAX with Cruise producing alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper, and directed by Jonathan Levine; Hathaway plays a NASCAR team owner and engineer while Cruise reprises his Cole Trickle role.
Paramount is moving ahead with a Days of Thunder sequel with Jonathan Levine in talks to direct Tom Cruise, who will star and produce with Jerry Bruckheimer; Will Staples wrote the screenplay, continuing Cruise’s long-running collaboration with Paramount.
Jonathan Levine is in talks to direct Paramount's Days of Thunder sequel starring Tom Cruise, with Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer producing; the project follows the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Will Staples writing the screenplay.