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Tom Cruise's Next Movie Is Not One You'd Expect

Tom Cruise and Paramount will revive Days of Thunder in 2028 Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures have announced a sequel to Cruise's first big hit of the 1990s: Days of Thunder. Rumored for some time, the sequel will hit theaters in 2028 and also star Anne Hathaway, who has had a big summer with The Odyssey and The End of Oak Street. The original Days of Thunder followed Tom Cruise as Cole Trickle, a race car driver thrown into the wild world of NASCAR. Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick, reports emerged that Tom Cruise and Paramount were looking into reviving Days of Thunder. Now, we know those reports were true, as Tom Cruise posted a short video about it on X. This video not only confirmed that Anne Hathaway will star in the movie with him and revealed a special race car livery that promoted a summer 2028 release window. Plot details are still under wraps, and we don't know whether any of the original cast other than Cruise will return. Paramount did confirm that Cruise will portray Cole Trickle once again and that Hathaway's character is a "team owner and engineer" who is important to the sequel's narrative, though. It also narrowed the release window to June 2, 2028. We

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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…

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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…

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Tom Cruise's Next Movie Is Not One You'd Expect

Tom Cruise and Paramount will revive Days of Thunder in 2028 Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures have announced a sequel to Cruise's first big hit of the 1990s: Days of Thunder. Rumored for some time, the sequel will hit…

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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…

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Tom Cruise and Paramount will revive Days of Thunder in 2028 Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures have announced a sequel to Cruise's first big hit of the 1990s: Days of Thunder. Rumored for some time, the sequel will hit theaters in 2028 and…

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