Tom Cruise in talks to reprise his Days of Thunder role for long-awaited sequel

Over 3 decades since Tom Cruise starred successful Days of Thunder, helium whitethorn beryllium considering reprising his relation successful the racing drama.

Sources confirmed that the 62-year-old Hollywood icon is successful aboriginal talks with Paramount Pictures for a sequel to the 1990 NASCAR film, Deadline reported connected Friday. 

Not overmuch is known astir the imaginable project, and the outlet reported that details astir the imaginable originative absorption are nether wraps. 

The Top Gun prima — who is footing the measure for his girl Suri's assemblage tuition even though they haven't been seen unneurotic successful 11 years and she dropped his past sanction — notably met Nicole Kidman while filming connected the acceptable of the movie successful 1989.

The Oscar-nominee starred successful the enactment movie alongside Kidman, who would spell connected to wed and aboriginal divorce. 

It is chartless if Kidman volition beryllium progressive successful the movie, but considering rumors that Cruise skipped the 2023 Oscars to avoid an 'awkward run-in' with his ex, arsenic DailyMail.com exclusively reported, it mightiness beryllium unlikely.

In Days of Thunder, which was directed by Tony Scott, Cruise stars arsenic Cole Trickle, a hot-headed rookie banal car driver. 

After joining NASCAR, helium indispensable flooded idiosyncratic and nonrecreational challenges to execute success. 

His portrayal of the racer, alongside his 1986 enactment flick Top Gun, would cement his presumption arsenic an enactment star. 

While filming Days of Thunder, Cruise met and started a romance with Kidman — who played Dr. Claire Lewicki.

Less than 1 twelvemonth aft finalizing his divorcement from Mimi Rogers, helium tied the knot with Kidman — a twelvemonth aft gathering connected Christmas Eve successful 1990 — with an intimate ceremonial successful Telluride, Colorado.

The brace went connected to collaborate connected movies Far and Away arsenic good arsenic Eyes Wide Shut. 

They were joined for 11 years earlier divorcing successful 2001, and stock they 2 children together. 

In 1992, they adopted a girl named Isabella James, and successful 1995, they adopted a lad named Connor. 

Kidman joined the Church of Scientology for Cruise but decided to permission successful 1997. 

She reportedly got Cruise to permission the religion for a little play of time, according to The Daily Beast. 

Cruise aboriginal moved connected with Penelope Cruz earlier marrying Katie Holmes successful 2006. 

Cruise and the Dawson's Creek alum, who stock girl Suri, divided successful 2012. 

As for Kidman, she was concisely engaged to Lenny Kravitz successful 2003. 

Then, successful June 2006, she wed state prima Keith Urban, with whom she shares daughters Sunday Rose and Faith.