Tom Cruise developing sequel to another of his 80s blockbuster hits after Top Gun Maverick success
CRUISING ALONG Tom Cruise developing sequel to another of his 80s blockbuster hits after Top Gun Maverick success
TOM Cruise is developing a sequel to another of his 80s blockbuster hits, after the success of Top Gun Maverick.
With all the adrenaline, spectacular stunts, humour and heart of the first blockbuster, Top Gun Maverick also had an all-action storyline of bombs and baddies to beat Bond.
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Tom Cruise is developing a sequel to another of his 80s blockbuster hits, after the success of Top Gun Maverick
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Fans will be delighted by the news after much speculation
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Tom Cruise as naval pilot Maverick
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When the sequel came out, it had been 36 years since we last saw Tom Cruise slipping out of his shirt and into his aviators as test pilot Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in the original.
And it was a great success, which is likely why the Hollywood star has now decided to develop another sequel to one of his 80s blockbuster films.
Jerry Bruckheimer, co-producer to the F1 movie, has confirmed that a sequel to Days of Thunder is in the pipeline, which will of course star Tom.
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film which is still beloved by NASCAR fans today.
There has been a lot of hope for a sequel, as well as speculation, after Tom, 62, uploaded a throwback photo on X to mark the 35th anniversary of working with late director Tony Scott.
Speaking about Days of Thunder 2 in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jerry said: 'Well, there's always new technologies. There's always new ways to do things and to see things, and Tom is such a great individual - comes up with phenomenal ideas.
'So we'll have something really exciting for an audience once we pull it together."
Former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon has also addressed a Days of Thunder 2 being made.
The chairman of Hendrick Motorsports said: 'Let's do Days of Thunder 2, I am all for that. Tom Cruise has told me it's gonna happen, so let's make it happen.
Stars turn out for F1 The Movie premiere in London with Lewis Hamilton, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt wowing fans
'I can't go back to driving, I am too old for that, so gonna have to be one of our four or all four of our Hendrick drivers, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, William Byron. When I came into NASCAR, Days of Thunder had just come out. It played a huge role in the growth of NASCAR.
'So let's bring it back."
The US actor is always pushing the limits when it comes to his work.
In May, he clambered onto the roof of the 82ft BMI Imax cinema — home to Britain's biggest screen — in a stunt to promote his latest film.
Wrapped around the building in Waterloo, South London, was a giant advert for the movie, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.
The 62-year-old Top Gun star was in the capital to receive an honorary British Film Institute Fellowship, the organisation's highest award.
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Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film which is still beloved by NASCAR fans today
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Former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon has also addressed a Days of Thunder 2 being made
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