New Delhi: Actor Randy Quaid has expressed disappointment over the casting of Anne Hathaway alongside Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder 2" and said the makers should bring Nicole Kidman back for the sequel.
Cruise shared a video alongside Hathaway on his X handle on Saturday and announced that the actor will feature in the next instalment of the franchise.
Quaid, who played Tim in the original film, subsequently shared a post on X criticising Cruise's decision to cast Hathaway in the sequel.
We need Nicole back. Don’t be a pussy, @TomCruise. You need the original girl. It’s not personal; it’s filmmaking. Anne isn’t sexy, because and if you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant. https://t.co/7qid5SDnkv
"We need Nicole (Kidman) back… You need the original girl. It is not personal; it's filmmaking. Anne isn't sexy, because and if you haven't noticed, she's pregnant," he wrote.
"Anne Hathaway is a horrible choice for 'DAYS OF THUNDER'. It needs to be Nicole. That's the casting that would sell the idea. It's interesting because when we made the first one there was also a rush to get it out; editors slept in the cutting room," he added.
Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA. The sexy older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole. That’s the casting that would sell the idea. It’s interesting because when we made the first one there was also a…
The original film was directed by Tony Scott and followed Cole Trickle as he entered the high-stakes world of NASCAR stock-car racing.
Released in 1990, the film starred Tom Cruise as Trickle, Nicole Kidman as Claire Lewicki, Robert Duvall as Harry Hogge and John C Reilly as Buck Bretherton, among others.
The film earned more than USD 150 million at the global box office.
The sequel will be directed by Jonathan Levine and produced by Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.