NASCAR News: Tom Cruise is coming back in Days of Thunder sequel with Woke Leftist Hathaway

Tom Cruise chose the right stage for the announcement. On Aug. 29, standing at Daytona International Speedway—the track that made *Days of Thunder* feel bigger than a studio picture in 1990—he confirmed what NASCAR fans and Cruise diehards had been circling for years: Cole Trickle is returning. –by Mark Cipolloni– Paramount has locked a theatrical date of June 2, 2028. The film will be shot for IMAX and rolled out in Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and other premium formats. Cruise produces with Jerry Bruckheimer, who shepherded the original, and Tommy Harper. Jonathan Levine directs. Will Staples wrote the script after months…