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Tom Cruise Eyeing ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel for Paramount

The actor-producer is exploring a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film while also developing a ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sequel and figuring out the future of the ‘Mission: Impossible' franchise.

The project has had a long and difficult journey, with a budget that’s reportedly approaching $400 million amid production delays — partly due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes. Yet Cruise has been against saying a public goodbye to Ethan Hunt — not surprising, considering the preternaturally youthful actor was quoted last year as saying he hopes to keep making M:I movies into his 80s. Still, Paramount is optimistic about M:I 8 and bullishly wants to bring the film to Cannes — a move that’s lately developed a reputation as high-risk for big-budget mainstream projects, given how the festival’s critical reception torpedoed Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Horizon: An American Saga months before each title opened.

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