Tom Cruise is incited to do a sequel of his early 90s movie “Days of Thunder” with Paramount

“Top Gun” and “Mission Impossible” turned out to be the greatest movie franchises in the roster of Tom Cruise movies. He has been keen in developing the nexus between the movies in both of the franchise movies. The recent buzz about the budding notion of another sequel movie was the 1990 “Days of Thunder” is now the eye-catching update in Hollywood. The recent interaction between a trustworthy source from the Paramount Production to The Hollywood Reporter regarding the sequel of “Days of Thunder” has been circulated all over the social media.

What was the interaction about?

 “He’s talking (to Paramount) about Top Gun and Days of Thunder. It’s going to be what comes together first in terms of a script. It depends on the idea and ultimately, the script.”, said a source to The Hollywood Reporter.

“I don’t think a (Days of Thunder) sequel is a terrible idea. You might have said that revisiting Top Gun was a terrible idea. I wouldn’t discount it.”, added the source.

The short glimpse of these confirmations reveal that Cruise is eager to bring the magic on the screen with the sound and well-written script. But currently, Tom Cruise primacing the another sequel to “Maverick” right now with Paramount. The earlier work for this new idea of sequel would get progressed only after this.

“Days of Thunder”

The 1990 movie “Days of Thunder” was directed by the late Tony Scott who directed another prequel movie of Cruise’s “Top Gun” in 1986. Both the movies received mixed reviews among which the negative reviews were predominant. But Cruise had the conviction to transfigure the “Top Gun” with a masterly constructed narrative and an intense aerial combat. His vision had the power to captivate the global audiences with this sequel. 

Similarly, the early talks between Cruise and Paramount of the sequel for “Days of Thunder” signals the imminent release in the oncoming days.

The story of “Days Of Thunder” revolves around the lead Tom Cruise who played as Cole Trickle, an amateur race driver who foresees building a career in the world of NASCAR racing. The movie gets gripping with his challenging hurdles which were on and off the track of racing. The movie was made in the $60 million budget and collected $157.9 million in the global box office. Sound design plays a crucial role in such sports action movies featuring car racing as the main plot. The roaring sound of engines, the exciting rustling of crowds, and screeching tires, all these sounds were so alive and connectable to the audiences. The sound design department of this movie got nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.