Randy Quaid criticized the casting of Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder 2 in a series of posts on X Saturday.
The Houston-born actor, 75, took to the social media platform after announcing that Hathaway would star in the sequel to the 1990 film.
Quaid, who played Tim Daland in the original film, said Hathaway’s Democratic-leaning politics made her a poor fit for the racing sequel.
“Anne Hathaway is a left-wing, woke, terrible choice for the DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR crowd that is MAGA,” Quaid said of the actress, who has supported presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris in the past.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Hathaway and Quaid for further comment on the story.
Quaid said the better choice for a love interest for the sequel would be Cruise’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman, who plays Dr. Claire Lewicki starred in the first film.
Randy Quaid, 75, criticized the casting of Anne Hathaway, 43, opposite Tom Cruise, 64, in Days of Thunder 2 in a series of posts on X Saturday. Pictured in 2015 in Montreal
Hathaway will star alongside Tom Cruise in the sequel to the 1990 film, set to hit theaters on June 2, 2028.
The former couple, who met in 1989 while making the film, were married from 1990 to 2001. Prior to their split, they had appeared in films together, including 1992’s Far and Away and 1999’s Eyes Wide Shut.
“The sexy older girl for Tom in this movie has to be Nicole,” Quaid said. “That’s the casting that would sell the idea.”
Quaid initially said that “we need Nicole back,” adding, “Don’t be disappointed, @TomCruise. You need the original girl. It’s not personal; it’s filmmaking.’
“Anne isn’t sexy because, if you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant.”
In the social media clip, Hathaway — who is pregnant with her third child — said she planned to “have this baby and then make the movie.”
Quaid said that reuniting Cruise and Kidman on the big screen would draw audiences to the theaters.
“If I were in charge of production, a true sequel worth watching to DAYS OF THUNDER would be seeing Tom and Nicole on screen together again,” Quaid said.
He added, “We don’t need a new girl; we need a new race car!’
Quaid said he felt like the film was rushed to theaters, citing his experience making the first film.
Quaid said Hathaway’s Democratic-leaning politics made her a poor fit for the next race
Quaid said the better choice for a love interest for the film would be Cruise’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman, to whom he was married from 1990 to 2001.
Cruise and Hathaway announced that Days of Thunder 2 would hit theaters in 2028
Quaid suggested that Nicole Kidman reprise her role of Dr. Claire Lewicki would reprise for the sequel
The late Robert Duvall, Quaid and Tom Cruise depicted in the original 1990 film
‘It’s interesting because when we made the first one there was also a rush to get it out; The editors were sleeping in shifts in the editing room,” Quaid said. “This is a weird thing, like they want it to come out and tank.”
Hathaway has appeared in a number of high-profile films in recent months, including The Odyssey, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The End of Oak Street.
She will play the role of the owner of an engineering racing team opposite Cruise, who returns to the role of Cole Trickle in the sequel, which Jonathan Levine is directing.
The first film, which the late Tony Scott directed, hit theaters in June 1990 and generated $82.6 million in domestic box office revenue and $157.9 million worldwide.
Days Of Thunder 2 will be released in theaters on June 2, 2028.
