Washington DC, July 22 -- Paramount's 'Days of Thunder' sequel is in the works with Jonathan Levine in negotiations to direct returning star Tom Cruise, reported Variety.

Cruise will also produce the film alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original 1990 racing drama. Will Staples wrote the script for the sequel.

'Days of Thunder' was directed by the late Tony Scott and followed Cruise as Cole Trickle, a scrappy race car driver who gets recruited to a new NASCAR team by a retired racing legend, played by Robert Duvall.

Cruise met Nicole Kidman, to whom he was married for 11 years, on the set, reported Variety.

According to the outlet, in November 2024, news broke that Cruise was in talks to reprise his role in a sequel. This...