Paramount has greenlit the sequel to the 1990 classic racing drama, Days of Thunder. The movie is set to release in theaters on June 2, 2028. Jonathan Levine is onboard to direct the project.
Tom Cruise reprises his iconic role as Cole Trickle. Anne Hathaway joins the franchise in a major lead role. Hathaway plays a racecar team owner and engineer. The film will shoot specifically for IMAX and premium formats.
Netizens are reacting with huge enthusiasm across social platforms. Film fans love the unexpected pairing of Cruise and Hathaway. Online discourse praises Hathaway's character concept as a fresh shift for legacy racing sequels. Nostalgia is high, with fans eager to see Cole Trickle back in NASCAR after nearly four decades. Some users joke about Cruise's endless legacy sequels following the success of Top Gun.
Days of Thunder was released in 1990. The sports action drama became a big hit at the box office. "While the film was neither based on a true story, nor a biographical film, Cole Trickle was very loosely based on the careers of Tim Richmond and Geoff Bodine, and several scenes reenacted or referenced real-life stories and personalities from NASCAR history," the film's Wiki page says.
