Tom Cruise is considering a legacy sequel to Days of Thunder after his last one proved to be a huge critical and financial success. Cruise reunited with his Top Gun director Tony Scott and production partners Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson for the 1990 sports drama about a talented racecar driver who gets to join NASCAR. Like their last film, which it was often compared to, Days of Thunder received mostly negative reviews from critics but was a box office hit and has since developed a cult following.

The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Cruise is in early development on a Days of Thunder sequel with Paramount. The move comes just over two years after he and the studio finally released Top Gun: Maverick to much fanfare, with the studio currently in talks with both the producer/star and various writers in order to develop the story and script. Sources report that the sequel hinges on Cruise’s schedule, and his approval of the idea and script of the potential follow-up.