Anne Hathaway is set to star alongside Tom Cruise in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel.
Tom took to social media to share a photo of himself with Anne as he announced their collaboration on the project.
“Days of Thunder. Summer 2028,” he wrote.
According to Variety, the movie is set to hit theaters on June 2, 2028, nearly four decades after the original Days of Thunder premiered in 1990. Tom will reprise his role as race car driver Cole Trickle, while Anne will portray a race team owner and engineer. Jonathan Levine will direct the upcoming film.
Fans were quick to express their excitement following the announcement.
"Been waiting on this for a long time! Let’s go!!!" one fan wrote.
"OMG. This is the greatest news ever. I had an original DVD of Days Of Thunder when I was in school. So whenever I came back after school time, I used to put the disc in the player and watch Days Of Thunder. I have seen that film like 200 times. A sequel was my long-standing wish," another fan wrote.
The original movie follows "a young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level," as per its IMDb.
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The announcement comes amid a busy period for Anne, who also has several films lined up, including Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street, and Verity.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier in August, Anne reflected on just how busy her schedule has become.
“When I got my schedule for this year from all the wonderful film studios that I’ve worked with, I saw it and I kind of thought I was being punked,” she admitted.
The actress went on: “But then they showed me that no, no, no, all these [release] dates were going to hold and I just said as long as audiences don’t get sick of my face — which I wouldn’t blame them, I would not blame them if they did— let’s go.”
Aside from her busy professional schedule, the Odyssey star also reached another milestone in her personal life this year.
In June, Anne announced that she was pregnant with her third child with husband Adam Shulman, sharing a short clip on Instagram that showed her baby bump at that time.