Tom Cruise could should be taught all about rubbin’ once more, as phrase on the road is that he’s planning to reprise his function as Cole Trickle in a “Days of Thunder” sequel, much like how he efficiently returned as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 2022’s “High Gun: Maverick.”
The Hollywood Reporter, citing a supply at Paramount Photos, the studio behind the unique 1990 hit, reported on Nov. 1 that Cruise is in talks with the studio a few sequel to the cult basic NASCAR movie.
Within the unique, Cruise’s character is a promising open-wheel racer from California, who makes the swap to NASCAR due to an absence of funds to pursue his dream of changing into a profitable IndyCar driver. He finally finds his ft on the earth of inventory automotive racing, and with the assistance of his crew, goes on to win the Daytona 500.
Nevertheless, Cruise is now 62, and a brand new Days of Thunder film is probably going nonetheless some years away, even when it receives the inexperienced mild. Based on The Hollywood Reporter, a script nonetheless must be hammered out, and Cruise additionally has a busy schedule resulting from different initiatives, together with a 3rd “High Gun” film, which was confirmed by Cruise early this yr.
Given his age, Cruise is unlikely to return as a race automotive driver within the new film. Nevertheless, identical to in “High Gun: Maverick,” Cruise’s character may return to information a youthful crew.
Filming would possibly happen throughout precise NASCAR races, which is what the movie crew did throughout manufacturing of the unique movie. It provides a stage of realism, which is why many racing films observe this route. Final yr, manufacturing of Apple’s upcoming System 1 film starring Brad Pitt came about throughout some precise F1 rounds, together with the British Grand Prix.
This isn’t the primary time {that a} “Days of Thunder” sequel has made headlines. There have been rumors a number of years again of the film being changed into a sequence for the Paramount+ streaming service, however Cruise reportedly nixed that concept.
“Days of Thunder” has achieved cult-classic standing over time, inspiring real-life NASCAR driver Kyle Busch to supply his personal spoof video, and even motivating coders to reconstruct a long-lost online game based mostly on the film.
This text was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial companion of ClassicCars.com