By Tom Cruise is reportedly in talks with Paramount Pictures about doing a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film “Days of Thunder” according to THR.
Hailing from the original “Top Gun” team of director Tony Scott and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film received mixed reviews upon release and made just $157 million globally from a production budget of $60 million.
These days it’s mostly remembered as the film Cruise and then future wife Nicole Kidman met on, along with Scott’s robustly directed action and a solid Hans Zimmer’s musical score.
The hope is Cruise can revive the property in a way “Top Gun: Maverick” did for “Top Gun” a few years ago. Cruise nixed a potential “Days of Thunder” TV series a while back.
The project is out to potential writers now. Cruise is about to film Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “The Revenant,” has a “Top Gun 3” in development along with Doug Liman’s space movie
He’s also got to promote the recently wrapped “Mission: Impossible 8” which has a budget that’s reportedly approaching $400 million due to various delays.
The trade indicates Paramount is interested in promoting the film as a ‘final’ entry in the franchise to boost interest, but Cruise has been against saying a public goodbye to Ethan Hunt.
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