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  "id": 4233624,
  "title": "Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in ‘Days of Thunder’ Follow-Up; Paramount Sets Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anne-hathaway-joins-tom-cruise-in-days-of-thunder-follow-up-paramount",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-08-29T16:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Anne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in the next chapter of “Days of Thunder,” Variety has learned exclusively. Paramount Pictures has dated the feature film sequel for summer 2028, where Cruise and Hathaway will hit the road almost 40 years after the original Tony Scott film was released. Cruise released a promotional image on […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise In ‘Days Of Thunder 2’ At Paramount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anne-hathaway-joins-tom-cruise-in-days-of-thunder-2-at-paramount",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:59:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Tom Cruise’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel Set for June 2028 with Anne Hathaway Joining",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tom-cruises-days-of-thunder-sequel-set-for-june-2028-with-anne",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:11:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Anne Hathaway to Star in ‘Days of Thunder 2’ With Tom Cruise",
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        "published": "2026-08-29T17:15:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel: Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise, Release Date Set at Paramount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/days-of-thunder-sequel-anne-hathaway-joins-tom-cruise-release-date",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:32:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Tom Cruise announces Days of Thunder sequel to release in 2028, co-starring Anne Hathaway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tom-cruise-announces-days-of-thunder-sequel-to-release-in-2028-co",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:13:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Tom Cruise Confirms ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel With Anne Hathaway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tom-cruise-confirms-days-of-thunder-sequel-with-anne-hathaway",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:33:17.000Z"
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