Tom Cruise is seeking to probably make a Days of Thunder 2.
Days of Thunder was launched in 1990. Directed by Tony Scott, the movie stars Cruise as Cole Trickle, a younger race automobile driver who’s seeking to make a reputation for himself in NASCAR.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cruise is now speaking to Paramount about probably making a sequel to Days of Thunder.
What do we all know concerning the potential Days of Thunder 2 film?
The undertaking has not been formally greenlit presently; quite, Cruise is merely having discussions concerning the concept presently.
“He’s speaking [to Paramount] about Prime Gun and Days of Thunder,” a studio insider acquainted with the discussions instructed The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s going to be what comes collectively first by way of a script. It is determined by the thought and, finally, the script.”
In response to a March 2022 The Hollywood Reporter article, Paramount was beforehand all for adapting Days of Thunder right into a tv sequence; nevertheless, Cruise didn’t need to transfer ahead with that undertaking and “strangled [the idea] in its cradle.”
Together with Cruise, Days of Thunder starred Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, Cary Elwes, Fred Thompson, and Caroline Williams.
“Within the fast-paced world of NASCAR, a rivalry brews between rookie hotshot Cole Trickle (Cruise) and veteran racer Rowdy Burns (Rooker),” the synopsis for the 1990 film reads. When each of them are critically injured in competitors, the previous bitter rivals grow to be shut buddies. With Cole’s spirits restored by a romance with neurosurgeon Dr. Claire Lewicki (Kidman), and Rowdy nonetheless sidelined by accidents, Cole decides to race Rowdy’s automobile within the Daytona 500 in opposition to underhanded newcomer Russ Wheeler (Elwes).”
It’s unclear if another forged members from Days of Thunder would return for a sequel, ought to the undertaking transfer ahead.
Days of Thunder is presently streaming on Fubo, Paramount+, and MGM+.
