Anne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise in new ‘Days of Thunder’ film

Anne Hathaway will star with Tom Cruise in a follow-up to “Days of Thunder,” which Paramount has scheduled for release on June 2, 2028.

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  • Anne Hathaway will star with Tom Cruise in a follow-up to “Days of Thunder,” which Paramount has scheduled for release on June 2, 2028.
Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in ‘Days of Thunder’ Follow-Up; Paramount Sets Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)
Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in ‘Days of Thunder’ Follow-Up; Paramount Sets Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)

Anne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in a new chapter of “Days of Thunder,” according to a Variety report published on August 29, 2026.

Paramount Pictures has scheduled the film for release on June 2, 2028. The project returns Cruise to the racing-film property nearly four decades after the original movie.

The casting adds Hathaway to the planned follow-up while establishing the studio’s target date for its theatrical release. Further production details were not included in the available source record.