ANNE Hathaway is heading to the fast lane with Tom Cruise.

The actor has joined Cruise in a follow-up to ‘Days of Thunder’, with Paramount also setting a release date for the film.

Beyond Hathaway’s casting, the studio involvement is clear: Paramount is backing the project and has already put a date on the calendar.

For Hathaway, it’s a high-profile addition to a résumé that’s happily bounced between prestige drama and big-ticket studio titles. For Cruise, it’s another return to a recognisable property — and a pairing that’s bound to spark curiosity about how this follow-up will expand the ‘Days of Thunder’ world.

Details on plot, additional cast, and who else is onboard weren’t included here, but the headline ingredients are in place: a major studio, a release date, and two A-listers sharing the track.