When Tom Cruise turned a long-awaited sequel to certainly one of his outdated blockbusters into an enormous trendy hit, you needed to assume he would attempt it once more. And that’s what he’s doing. He’s following up Prime Gun: Maverick with a follow-up to Days of Thunder, which was already sort of a follow-up to Prime Gun within the first place. It starred Cruise as a sizzling shot race automobile driver — you would possibly say his Cole Trickle is a little bit of a maverick — who survives a horrible crash however loses his nerve on the observe and must rebuild his confidence.
The film made $87 million worldwide, a pretty strong quantity for 1990 however nothing just like the $360 million Prime Gun grossed three years prior. Nonetheless, it’s certainly one of Cruise’s fondly remembered footage of that interval, because of the fast-paced work of director Tony Scott, the screenplay by Robert Towne, and the shiny manufacturing work of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.
With Cruise having apparently retired the Mission: Inconceivable collection, he’s received extra time on his arms to resurrect his different franchises. And so The Hollywood Reporter says that Paramount is now mounting a sequel to Days of Thunder. Cruise “is on board to star within the follow-up to his 1990 racing drama and is producing with Jerry Bruckheimer, one of many producers of the unique.”
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Additionally they report that Jonathan Levine is “in talks” to direct the movie. (Tony Scott handed away in 2012.) Their article additionally notes that the film is “meant to be Cruise’s subsequent manufacturing.”
Levine isn’t an apparent alternative for the movie, as he’s greatest recognized for horror movies (All of the Boys Love Mandy Lane) and comedies (50/50, The Evening Earlier than, Lengthy Shot) greater than motion motion pictures.
However perhaps probably the most useful factor on his resume because it pertains to Days of Thunder 2 hasn’t even come out but. His subsequent mission is a sports activities film known as Mr. Irrelevant, primarily based on the true story of a person who was drafted final within the 1983 NFL Draft. (David Corenswet is taking part in the character.) That no less than provides Levine some sports activities film bona fides going into the world of NASCAR for Days of Thunder.
Mr. Irrelevant comes out this 12 months on Christmas. In the meantime Cruise will likely be seen this fall because the title character of Digger, which is due in theaters on October 2.
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