Tom Cruise reveals Days of Thunder with Anne Hathaway: Everything we know so far about the upcoming sequel
The legendary 1990 film will see Cruise reprise his main character role as Cole Trickle.
In a bit of news that came out of seemingly nowhere, Tom Cruise made a major announcement for an upcoming movie of his. Scheduled for a 2028 release, Cruise will apparently reprise his role as Cole Trickle in a sequel to Days of Thunder .
Despite a high production cost of $60 million , the film didn't exactly stick the landing back in 1990 . Overall, the movie had mixed reviews, but it certainly had its place. It became a cult classic particularly among the NASCAR community.
Anne Hathaway to star alongside Tom Cruise in 2028 Days of Thunder film
While details are scarce aside from a scheduled June 2, 2028 release , Cruise's announcement of the movie came alongside Anne Hathaway . It's unclear at this moment what Hathaway's role will be exactly, but it's set to be another major role for the Hollywood superstar.
Hathaway starred in four different 2026 films: Mother Mary , The Devil Wears Prada 2 , The Odyssey , and The End of Oak Street . She will also star in Verity , which is scheduled for release in October. In 2027, she will star in Alone at Dawn . Hathaway is on fire, and busy, at the moment.
Cruise can say the same. Fresh off of shooting back-to-back Mission: Impossible blockbusters, Cruise is set to play the starring role in Digger , which will release on the same day Hathaway's Verity does: October 2 .
