On his Soiled Mo Media podcast, Dale Earnhardt Jr. addressed the thrilling information that Days of Thunder was returning for a sequel, and Tom Cruise is ready to star alongside Anne Hathaway within the 2028 NASCAR movie.
Talking on the Dale Jr. Obtain, the two-time Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Corridor of Famer mentioned that he has been involved with ‘the man who’s growing the story,’ which is probably going author Will Staples. Beforehand, it was reported the Staples had spoken to a number of individuals contained in the business whereas making ready a script for Days of Thunder 2, together with Kyle ‘Rowdy’ Busch earlier than his tragic passing.
Earnhardt mentioned that he really introduced him out to the complete scale non-public reproduction of an Previous West city that exists on on Dale Jr.’s property. They mentioned the movie, and Earnhardt fielded numerous questions concerning the world of NASCAR.
“I met with the man who’s form of growing the story for Days of Thunder 2 again at Phoenix on the finish of final yr,” mentioned Earnhardt on his podcast this week. “He got here to Phoenix, and loads of us met with him, and I met with him. This has been happening for some time. This fella that I gave my quantity to, we’ve been involved and speaking. He’s come out to the western city, and we’ve sat down in my western city simply speaking racing.
“He’s like, man, I would like to speak to you about racing. I’ve obtained questions. And I’m like, ‘Something you want, name me, come all the way down to Charlotte or come to my western city, no matter.’ So he involves western city, we sit down there in western city for an hour or two, most likely longer – ‘What’s this about? What does this imply? What does this do? Inform me about this. What if a driver did this? What if I wrote a man into the story that was like this? What would he do? What would he say?’
“You already know, so it’s been tremendous enjoyable to really feel such as you’re serving to these people perceive. I’ve had some nice conferences and conversations with them across the film and have identified that it’s been coming collectively for fairly a while.”
Assembly with Tom Cruise at Daytona
Tom Cruise at Daytona Worldwide Speedway
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In the course of the podcast phase, Dale Jr. recalled first assembly Tom Cruise within the Eighties when Cruise visited Dale Earnhardt Sr. at his store. They met once more at Auto Membership Speedway in 2008, when Dale Jr. was racing for Hendrick Motorsports. They’ve since met a 3rd time on the request of Cruise, getting collectively for 20 minutes at Daytona Worldwide Speedway this previous weekend. Cruise attended the race after asserting the sequel movie, and even addressed the storage within the pre-race driver’s assembly.
“NASCAR was like, ‘Hey, man, Tom desires to fulfill you,” mentioned Earnhardt about assembly with Cruise at Daytona. “You bought to spend the evening and rise up within the morning, and Tom desires to fulfill you.’ So we went most likely 9.30, 9.45 within the morning on race day for the Cup guys. We exit to the NASCAR hangar. Tom flies his personal aircraft. Tom comes and lands his aircraft at Daytona. He taxis proper as much as the hangar.
“We walked out to the aircraft. He will get off, and we sit there and discuss for most likely 20 minutes, he and I and Amy [wife of Dale Earnhardt Jr.]. I obtained to fulfill his household and people that had been with him. He had his sister and a few people with him, and all these individuals. He was popping out to speak on the driver’s assembly and do extra with that announcement across the Days of Thunder 2.”
Earnhardt has excessive hopes for the film and what it might do for the game, saying: “I’m enthusiastic about it. I’m thrilled that they’re wanting to do that. There will likely be some issues that they will’t lean into with the previous film, however there will likely be some issues that they will, and I informed him [Cruise], you’ve obtained to lean on that unique movie as a lot as potential. Individuals are going to wish to see Easter eggs and like form of these hidden tales. It simply must form of tie into the unique in addition to potential when it ought to.”
“With what I’ve heard about it, man, it’s going to be loads of enjoyable. I can’t wait to see it come collectively.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2025
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Earnhardt additionally shared a cool story from again within the late Eighties after they had been filming the unique Days of Thunder movie in Mooresville, North Carolina.
“They filmed the barn, and after they had been filming Days of Thunder’s previous barn scenes, that barn was on the finish of the highway that I lived on,” recalled Earnhardt Jr. It was most likely three miles from my home. I used to be 16 years previous. I had my black-and-silver ‘88 S10 pickup truck, and I might drive my truck up into this large big subject that was throughout the road from the barn. I’d park my truck, throw the tailgate down, sit on my tailgate and watch them … That’s how shut it was to residence.”
At the same time as that space has quickly developed over time, the previous barn stays. Followers nonetheless go to it to glimpse a bit of piece of NASCAR movie historical past.
Days of Thunder 2 is scheduled to launch on June 2, 2028. Cruise has famous that he plans to deal with the world of NASCAR with respect, typically speaking about his love for the game and its distinctive tradition. Cruise additionally confirmed in a current interview with Pat McAfee that his character (Cole Trickle) will once more be racing within the upcoming movie.
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