F1 x Days of Thunder crossover: Joseph Kosinski floats wild concept on Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's on-screen reunion

Jun 26, 2025 08:51 PM IST

Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski needs to movie an F1 x Days of Thunder crossover starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise as rival race automobile drivers

Director Joseph Kosinski has a giant concept. He needs Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise to race one another on display screen. In an interview with GQ Magazine UK, Kosinski mentioned his dream is to make a sequel to his new racing film, F1, with a twist. He needs it to be a crossover with Tom Cruise’s cult traditional movie, Days of Thunder.

File picture of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise(AFP)

Joseph Kosinski needs Tom Cruise to reunite with Brad Pitt in F1 x Days of Thunder crossover

On his potential pitch for the would-be box-office hit, Kosinski mentioned, “Well, proper now, it’d be Cole Trickle, who was [Cruise’s] ‘Days of Thunder’ character. We discover out that he and [Brad Pitt’s] Sonny Hayes have a previous,” as per the GQ report.

“They have been rivals in some unspecified time in the future, perhaps crossed paths,” Kosinski went on earlier than mentioning a now-viral story he heard about Brad and Tom. “I heard about this epic go-kart battle on ‘Interview With a Vampire’ that Brad and Tom had, and who wouldn’t pay to see these two go head-to-head on the observe?”

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Joseph Kosinski as soon as tried to movie a film with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt as co-stars

Joseph Kosinski additionally shared that he as soon as tried to convey Pitt and Cruise collectively for a special racing movie. He deliberate to solid them in his personal model of Ford v Ferrari. “Yeah, I obtained shut with that,” Kosinski mentioned.

The actors have been able to do their very own driving, however the studio didn’t approve the funds. Instead, James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari starred Christian Bale and Matt Damon within the lead.

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise reunion possible in future

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise haven’t acted collectively since 1994’s Interview With the Vampire. But they’ve stayed mates. Pitt not too long ago attended the F1 premiere in London. He even posed for images with Cruise.

When requested by E! News if he’d work with Cruise once more, Pitt mentioned he’s open – with one humorous situation: “I’m not gonna cling my ass off airplanes and shit like that.”

FAQs:

1. What is Joseph Kosinski’s concept for a Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise film?

Joseph Kosinski needs to make a sequel to his F1 film that encompasses a crossover with Days of Thunder, the place Brad Pitt’s character Sonny Hayes and Tom Cruise’s Cole Trickle have a shared racing previous.

2. Have Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise labored collectively earlier than?

Yes, they starred collectively in Interview With the Vampire (1994).

3. Why did Joseph Kosinski’s Ford v Ferrari undertaking with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise not occur?

Kosinski deliberate to solid Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in Ford v Ferrari, however the studio didn’t approve the funds.

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