Randy Quaid questioned Anne Hathaway's casting in the upcoming "Days of Thunder" sequel Tom Cruise announced over the weekend.Quaid, who starred alongside Cruise in the original '90s flick, claimed Hathaway was a "leftist, woke, horrible choice" to replace Nicole Kidman in part two of the NASCAR-themed film."Tony Scott, whose style I loved — I also loved working with him — would never cast Anne in a million years," Quaid said in a statement to Fox News Digital.BEAU BRIDGES SAYS TOM CRUISE ‘GETS BETTER WITH AGE’ AS ‘TOP GUN' STAR KEEPS DEFYING HOLLYWOOD ODDSRandy Quaid blasted Tom Cruise's "Days of Thunder" sequel casting announcement on social media.(Bobby Bank)"Tony was all about making well-made films with great actors who had sex appeal.
A high-octane woman was Tony’s thing."Quaid added, "He could never get what he wanted for 'Days of Thunder' out of Anne; and trying to cut around her would be hell for everyone."PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORERepresentatives for Hathaway and Cruise did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.In 1990, Nicole Kidman starred in the film "Days of Thunder" and met Tom Cruise while on set.(Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)The "Kingpin" actor first aired his grievances over the "Days of Thunder" news on social media.NICOLE KIDMAN ADMITS SHE WAS ‘VERY FEARFUL AND DEEPLY VULNERABLE’ AFTER KEITH URBAN DIVORCE"Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA," he told his X followers.
"The sexy older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole.That’s the casting that would sell the idea.Anne Hathaway attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026, in New York City.
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