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Tom Cruise is returning for Days of Thunder 2, with Anne Hathaway joining him.
The NASCAR sequel is scheduled for June 2, 2028, nearly four decades after the original film.
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What is confirmed
Cruise will reprise Cole Trickle and produce the Paramount film. Hathaway will co-star; Jonathan Levine is directing a script by Will Staples.
Why Daytona
Cruise announced the sequel at Daytona International Speedway before NASCAR's regular-season finale, returning the project to the setting most associated with the 1990 film.
The timeline
Talk of a sequel surfaced in 2024. The new announcement supplies the cast, director and firm summer 2028 release date.