Tom Cruise Teases Sequels for ‘Top Gun: Maverick' & ‘Days of Thunder'
Tom Cruise is keeping his engines running even as the Mission: Impossible saga races toward its finish line. In a recent chat with Today Show Australia, Cruise revealed he's 'working on' potential sequels for not just one, but two of his films: 2022's Top Gun: Maverick and the 1990 racing classic, Days of Thunder .
'We're thinking and talking about many different stories and what could we do and what's possible,' Cruise shared. 'It took me 35 years to figure out Top Gun: Maverick , so all of these things we're working on, we're discussing Days of Thunder and Top Gun: Maverick .'
And Cruise isn't slowing down. He added, 'There's numerous other films that we're actively working on right now. I'm always shooting a film, prepping a film, posting a film. I just finished a film with Alejandro Iñárritu too, who did The Revenant , and we'll be coming out with that. That was an extraordinary experience and ( Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie) and I are always working on several different films.'
Top Gun: Maverick soared to US$1.49 billion at the global box office, while Days of Thunder – the film that first put Cruise behind the wheel as NASCAR's Cole Trickle – earned US$157 million worldwide back in the day. Both franchises have seen renewed fan interest, with Top Gun 3 already in early development at Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer reportedly circling Days of Thunder 2 as well.
Cruise's next big project? An untitled psychological thriller with Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu ( The Revenant ), set to premiere in 2026 and featuring a powerhouse cast including Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, and Sophie Wilde.
One thing's for sure: whether he's flying jets, burning rubber, or saving the world – Tom Cruise isn't parking his star power anytime soon.
Everything changed when his parents bought him a PlayStation 2 for Christmas. Since then, he's been hooked on all things esports, video games, and music. If he's not livestreaming his shenanigans, he's probably out taking mirror-selfies with his friends, vigorously debating over the Internet's Meme of the Year. Days of Thunder mission impossible Tom Cruise Top Gun
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