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After The Days Of Thunder Sequel Announcement, Fans Have The Same Funny Anne Hathaway Take

Anne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise in the racing sequel, and Randy Quaid criticizes the casting while Paramount sets a June 2028 release.

  • Variety reported Saturday that Anne Hathaway will join Tom Cruise in the Days of Thunder sequel, with Hathaway playing a racecar team owner and Cruise reprising his role as Cole Trickle.
  • Nearly 40 years after the original film, Randy Quaid starred as team owner Tim Daland, alongside Cruise and Nicole Kidman as Dr. Claire Lewicki in the 1986 racing drama.
  • Hathaway has a busy film slate including Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and The Princess Diaries, and she confirmed she will give birth before filming begins for the racing drama.
  • Fans joked about her work ethic following Saturday's announcement, while actor Randy Quaid criticized the casting on Instagram, calling Hathaway a "horrible choice" for the film's NASCAR audience.
  • Paramount has scheduled the sequel for June 2028 theatrical release, with director Jonathan Levine and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper filming the project for Imax.
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Anne Hathaway fans all asking the same question after star set for Tom Cruise film

Hathaway has starred in four films already this year, with another to hit theaters in October

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