Anne Hathaway is heading to the racetrack with Tom Cruise. The Oscar-winning actress has joined Paramount’s upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, with Cruise returning as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle nearly four decades after the original film. Hathaway will portray a race team owner and engineer in the new chapter, which is scheduled to arrive in theaters in 2028.
via Deadline:
Paramount Pictures is really revving its engines on the upcoming Days of Thunder 2 starring Tom Cruise, with Anne Hathaway now set to join Cruise in the sequel. Cruise revealed the news Saturday on his social platforms featuring a picture of the two A-listers leaning against a NASCAR race car in Daytona.
The post also broke the news that the film will be released June 2, 2028. The movie will be filmed for Imax and also available in Dolby cinemas, 4DX and premium large-screen formats.
Hathaway’s addition comes after Paramount tapped Jonathan Levine to direct, hence fast-tracking the pic as Cruise’s next project. Cruise returns as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, reprising the role from his 1990 hit racing pic. While plot details are unknown, Hathaway is expected to play a team owner and engineer in the follow-up.
