Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder 2 as Paramount Sets June 2, 2028 Release
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Updated · Deadline · Aug 29
Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder 2 as Paramount Sets June 2, 2028 Release
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 29
Summary
June 2, 2028 is the release date Paramount unveiled as Tom Cruise announced Anne Hathaway has joined "Days of Thunder 2" with a Daytona photo on social media.
Hathaway is expected to play a NASCAR team owner and engineer opposite Cruise, who reprises Cole Trickle from the 1990 original.
Jonathan Levine is directing the sequel, which Paramount has fast-tracked as Cruise's next project; Will Staples wrote the script and Cruise produces with Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.
The film will be shot for IMAX and also play in Dolby Cinema, 4DX and other premium large formats, underscoring Paramount's push to turn the follow-up into a major theatrical event.
The first "Days of Thunder" earned $82.6 million domestically and $157.9 million worldwide, giving Cruise another revival of a 1990s Paramount property.