Overview
- The announcement was made on Saturday, August 29, at Daytona International Speedway when Tom Cruise posted a video and photos confirming Anne Hathaway’s casting.
- Paramount and Cruise confirmed Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle while Hathaway is reported to play a race‑team owner and engineer.
- Jonathan Levine is set to direct from a Will Staples screenplay and the film will be produced by Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.
- Paramount has scheduled the film for a theatrical release on June 2, 2028, said it will be shot for IMAX and other premium formats, and industry reports place production starting in early 2027 with Hathaway’s pregnancy noted as a scheduling caveat.
- The studio’s move follows the recent commercial success of legacy sequels and signals a push to sell a theatrical, large‑format racing spectacle that emphasizes NASCAR authenticity by staging the reveal at Daytona.