Over the past few years, we’ve seen some of Tom Cruise’ best movies return to theater with long-awaited sequels. And after Top Gun: Maverick‘s record-breaking performance, he’s bringing another Days of Thunder movie to life, with Anne Hathaway set to star alongside him. And the Mission: Impossible icon recently gushed about the Oscar-winning actress‘ talents ahead of filming.
Reactions have been rolling in about Anne Hathaway’s casting, mostly fans wondering when the A-lister sleeps. Tom Cruise recently appeared on a clip from The Pat McAfee Show, and spoke about his future co-star’s versatility as an actress. In his words:
Annie is like — you could see that woman, she has comedy chops and dramatic [chops] and just real voltage as an artist
Honestly, he’s not wrong. Hathaway’s work spans plenty of genres, including genre work, drama, and comedy. I usually say that she’s never given a bad performance, and stand by that assessment of her work across the years. So even though she’s got some big shoes to fill with Days of Thunder (namely Nicole Kidman), the Devil Wears Prada actress’ talent speaks for itself.
It should be interesting to see what the long-awaited sequel brings to theaters, and if the new Days of Thunder is as successful as Tom Cruise’s other recent movie blockbusters. Later in the same interview, he went on to speak about the quality of the movie, and what type of role Anne Hathaway will end up playing when it hits theaters in June of 2028. He offered:
We’re going for it. I feel like we really got something. You know, Annie [is] enormously talented. She’s going to be [an] owner, you know, [an] engineer. I found a way in.
I’m listening. While we won’t see this movie for a few years, this is a fun tease about what the dynamic between Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway’s character might be like. While Cruise’s Cole Trickle will be back as a NASCAR driver, Hathaway will be an engineer and business woman behind the sport. I have to summer that they might clash a bit, but only time will tell. Anne Hathaway is about to give birth, so I assume it might be a while before we get any concrete updates about the new Days of Thunder movie.
As previously mentioned, Cruise has been on a serious hot streak with his recent movie projects. Steven Spielberg credited him with saving the post-COVID film industry with Top Gun: Maverick, and the last two Mission: Impossible movies crushed, Additionally, there’s a ton of hype around his mysterious upcoming movie Digger.
The new Days of Thunder is currently expected to hit theaters on Jun3 2nd, 2028. But first Cruise will return to theaters with Digger on October 2nd as part of the 2026 movie release list.
