Mission possible? Jeff Gordon wants Tom Cruise ‘Days of Thunder’ to do successor

Daytona Beach, Fla. – Jeff Gordon says he is trying to convince friend Tom Cruise to do a successor to “Days of Thunder”.

The Hollywood Reporter Noted in November last year That speed, also the star of the “Mission Impossible” films, examined a follow -up of his NASCAR film in 1990.

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Cruise played “Cole Trickle” in the film. His role was loosely based on Nascar driver Tim Richmond.

“I absolutely talked to Tom about (a successor) because I want him to do the project, and we want to be a part of it if it happened,” Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, says to William Byron’s Daytona 500 wins.

‘(Cruise) would like to wean it, so I don’t know. We will see what happens. If that doesn’t happen, I feel pretty confident that there is a project that will get Nascar on the big screen, if not just a very pleasant documentations or something we already see. ‘

He eludes a last round of accident to become the youngest driver with multiple victories in the Great American Race.

The ‘Days of Thunder’ film was an important moment for the sport, which gave it a big screen presence when the popularity of Nascar began rocketing.

Other films followed.

This included the film franchise ‘Cars’, which debuted in 2006 – the premiere was at Charlotte Motor Speedway – and had successors in 2011 and ’17. Will Ferrell played in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” in 2006.

Justin Allgaier finishes ninth in the Daytona 500.

Even if Cruise does not do another ‘Days of Thunder’ film, future upcoming attractions may include a project with NASCAR themes.

“I just see a lot more momentum in projects like getting through Nascar and coming to Hendrick Motorsports and just more interest,” Gordon said. “That’s fine, isn’t it? It talks a lot about where the sport is, where it is going, the incredible crowd that has been here all weekend, not just (Sunday), new TV partners.

“So I think there is this kind of revival that is great, and there is also a whole new landscape of opportunities with streaming services and documents and also the big screen, which I think would be surprising to do.”