ENTERTAINMENT'Days of Thunder' Star Randy Quaid Calls Out 'Woke' Anne Hathaway for Being Cast in New Movie: 'Horrible Choice'
Randy Quaid requested that Nicole Kidman return for 'Days of Thunder 2,' slamming Anne Hathaway's recent casting.
Aug. 30 2026, Published 9:18 p.m. ET
Days of Thunder star Randy Quaid isn't on board with Anne Hathaway's casting for the racing drama's sequel.
"We need Nicole back. Don’t be a p----, @TomCruise," Quaid, 75, wrote via X on Saturday, August 29, asking for Tom Cruise's original costar and ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, instead.
Randy Quaid spoke out regarding Anne Hathaway's casting in 'Days of Thunder 2.'
Anne Hathaway's Casting Was Criticized
Randy Quaid called Anne Hathaway a 'leftist and woke.'
"You need the original girl. It’s not personal; it’s filmmaking," Quaid wrote. "Anne isn’t s---, because and if you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant."
In 1990's Days of Thunder, Quaid played the owner of a racing team that recruited Cruise's character Cole Trickle. While Kidman, 59, played Dr. Claire Lewicki, Cruise's romantic lead in the film. Though the sequel's plot remains under wraps, Entertainment Tonight reported that Hathaway, 43, will join as a team owner and engineer. Days of Thunder 2 is set to hit theaters the summer of 2028.
In a follow-up post shared an hour later, Quaid called the Princess Diaries star a "leftist and "woke," adding, "[A] horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA."
Randy Quaid Requested Nicole Kidman's Return
Nicole Kidman played Tom Cruise's love interest in the original 'Days of Thunder.'
"The s--- older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole," Quaid continued. 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 on shifts. This is a weird thing, like they want it to come out and tank."
Quaid continued to push for the exes to work together for Days of Thunder 2, writing in another post, "If I were in control of production, a real sequel worth watching for DAYS OF THUNDER would be seeing Tom and Nicole together on screen again. We don’t need a new girl; we need a new race car!"
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Tom Cruise Reportedly Was Eyeing Onscreen Reunion With Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were married from 1990 to 2001.
As OK! previously reported, Cruise was eyeing a potential onscreen reunion with his ex-wife, whom he divorced in 2001 after 10 years of marriage.
"Tom wants it to happen. Is there room for Nicole Kidman to show up in Days of Thunder 2? Yes, and in terms of dealmaking, it's not a difficult path," a source told the National Enquirer.
The source claimed it would be a "big leap" for the Babygirl actress to "jump onto a 'bro movie,'" adding, "Even if she's just going to do a signature, one-scene cameo, it has to be creatively perfect for her to do it."
'The Ball' Was in Nicole Kidman's 'Court'
The insider suggested that producers believed the movie would make 'more money' with Nicole Kidman's involvement.
The insider claimed that film producers believed that the film would make "more money," with Kidman's involvement.
"The ball is in Nicole’s, and only Nicole’s, court," the insider claimed. "Nicole is a powerful, big-time producer in her own right, and nobody can strong-arm her into a job she doesn’t want to do."
