Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Hathaway Joins Cruise in 2028 Days of Thunder Sequel
A new movie connected to Days of Thunder is being made.
Tom Cruise will play Cole Trickle again, the racecar driver from the first movie.
Anne Hathaway will join him as a racecar team owner and engineer.
Paramount Pictures plans to release the movie on June 2, 2028.
It will be shown in theaters, including IMAX, Dolby Cinema and 4DX.
Jonathan Levine will direct the film.
Tom Cruise will also produce it with Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.
The original movie came out in 1990 and followed Cole as he raced in NASCAR.
The story of the new movie has not been revealed yet.
Anne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in a sequel to the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
Paramount Pictures has scheduled the sequel for theatrical release on June 2, 2028.
Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle.
Hathaway will play a racecar team owner and engineer.
Jonathan Levine will direct, with Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper producing.
- Who
- Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway will star; Jonathan Levine will direct, and Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper will produce.
- What
- A sequel to the 1990 racing film Days of Thunder is being developed.
- When
- Paramount Pictures has set June 2, 2028, for the theatrical release.
- Where
- The sequel is planned for an exclusive theatrical release, including IMAX, Dolby Cinema and 4DX formats.
- Why
- The film will bring Cruise back as Cole Trickle and continue the Days of Thunder property.
- Planned release date
- June 2, 2028
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Release plan
- Exclusive theatrical release, including IMAX, Dolby Cinema and 4DX
- Tom Cruise’s role
- Cole Trickle, the NASCAR driver from the original film
- Anne Hathaway’s role
- Racecar team owner and engineer
- Director
- Jonathan Levine
- Producers
- Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper
- Original film
- Days of Thunder, released in 1990
