Film director Joseph Kosinski has pitched a “wild idea” for a sequel to his recently released Brad Pitt racing movie, F1. In a conversation with GQ Magazine UK, the 51-year-old American director revealed his dream for the sequel: to bring in Tom Cruise for a ‘Days of Thunder’ crossover.
Notably, Kosinski has a strong working relationship with Cruise, having directed him in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ which grossed $1.4 billion, and they are currently collaborating on a third ‘Top Gun’ movie.
Reflecting on his ambitious concept, Kosinski stated, “Well, right now, it’d be Cole Trickle, who was [Cruise’s] ‘Days of Thunder’ character, we find out that he and [Brad Pitt’s] Sonny Hayes have a past.” The director of ‘Tron: Legacy’ added, “They were rivals at some point, maybe crossed paths… 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 those two go head-to-head on the track?”
Kosinski’s initial plan was to cast Cruise and Pitt together in his own version of ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ where both actors would perform their own racing in the movie. However, the studio did not approve the budget he had requested. Instead, James Mangold ultimately directed ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale.
Regarding the ‘Ford v Ferrari’ directing snub, Kosinski quipped, “Yeah, I got close with that. But yeah, you know, everything worked out for the best. I got to do ‘F1.’ But anything’s possible.”
It’s worth noting that ‘The Troy’ star (Brad Pitt) and the ‘Mission Impossible’ star (Tom Cruise) last appeared together in ‘Interview with the Vampire,’ a 1994 horror classic.
Interestingly, during the London premiere of F1 earlier this month, Brad Pitt was photographed with Tom Cruise and, in a conversation with E! News, admitted he would like to work with Cruise again, but only if one condition is met: “I’m not gonna hang my a** off airplanes and shit like that.”**
