Overview

• Tom Cruise marked the 35th anniversary of Days of Thunder on June 27 by sharing throwback photos on X and congratulating Jerry Bruckheimer, Brad Pitt and the F1 team on the new film’s release.
• F1 opened on June 27 under director Joseph Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt as a retired Grand Prix champion returning to save a struggling team and featuring Kerry Condon in a key supporting role.
• Kosinski has outlined early crossover concepts that would pit Pitt’s Sonny Hayes against Cruise’s Cole Trickle in a shared racing universe, though no formal green light has been issued.
• Former NASCAR star Jeff Gordon publicly advocated for a Days of Thunder sequel to star Cruise alongside Hendrick Motorsports drivers, but the proposal remains in exploratory stages.
• Cruise and Pitt have only previously appeared together in 1994’s Interview With the Vampire, highlighting the rarity of any future on-screen reunion.