Anne Hathaway Is Off to the Races: Oscar Winner Cast Opposite Tom Cruise in the Long-Awaited Days of Thunder Sequel

Anne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in the sequel to Days of Thunder. Cruise announced Hathaway’s casting on social media Saturday, first by posting a teaser image of himself and Hathaway with a release date of summer 2028. Cruise followed this with a video of himself and Hathaway wherein the Oscar-winning actress, who is pregnant, said first she’ll deliver her baby and then they’ll go make their movie. Days of Thunder. Summer 2028. pic.twitter.com/l7tWBQVONm Paramount Pictures followed this with an official press release, revealing that the Days of Thunder sequel will be filmed for IMAX. It will be released in theaters on premium large formats including IMAX, 4DX and Dolby Cinema on June 2, 2028: “Tom Cruise will return as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle and will be joined by Anne Hathaway who is set to play a team owner and engineer in the upcoming follow-up to the groundbreaking 1990 film that revolutionized cinema. Cruise will star and produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper. Jonathan Levine is set to direct from a script by Will Staples.” Director Jonathan Levine’s past credits include 50/50, The Long Shot, Warm Bodies, The Night Before, and All the Boys Love M