Tom Cruise is contemplating a sequel to Days of Thunder, the NASCAR racing movie directed by the late Tony Scott.
After the huge success of High Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise could also be seeking to make a sequel to Days of Thunder, the NASCAR racing movie directed by the late Tony Scott. THR studies that the actor has been speaking to Paramount concerning the potential challenge along with High Gun 3. The studio is reaching out to writers, but it surely’s nonetheless early days.
“He’s talking [to Paramount] about Top Gun and Days of Thunder,” a studio insider aware of the discussions informed the outlet. “It’s going to be what comes collectively first by way of a script. It depends upon the concept and, finally, the script… I don’t suppose a [Days of Thunder sequel] is a horrible concept. You might need mentioned that revisiting High Gun was a horrible concept. I wouldn’t low cost it.“
Cruise performed Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder, a younger hot-shot inventory automobile driver who will get his probability to compete on the prime stage. The movie additionally starred Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. Nonetheless, not like High Gun, Days of Thunder wasn’t thought of a serious field workplace hit. It grossed $157 million towards a finances of $60 million. It additionally obtained combined evaluations from critics on the time however has grown a passionate following, which incorporates director Quentin Tarantino. “Hands down my favorite [racing movie] is Days of Thunder,” Tarantino mentioned in 2013. “Yeah, yeah, you chortle, however critically, I’m an enormous fan. Certain, it had an enormous finances, large stars and an enormous director in Tony Scott, but it surely had the enjoyable of these early [American International Picture racing] films. I simply don’t suppose [the genre] works in case you take the entire thing too critically.“
Earlier than any potential Days of Thunder sequel, Cruise has a number of initiatives on his slate. He’s set to start out filming a new film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, which would be the director’s first English-language film since The Revenant. He’s additionally set to reunite with director Doug Liman for a film which is able to see him journey into outer house for actual.
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