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Tom Cruise goes full magnate in Digger trailer
culture3 days ago

Tom Cruise goes full magnate in Digger trailer

Ars Technica previews the official Digger trailer, showing Tom Cruise transformed into eccentric billionaire oil baron Digger Rockwell in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satirical thriller. The film centers on a powerful man racing to prove he’s humanity’s savior as an ecological disaster—a melting iceberg and nuclear waste—looms, with a star-studded cast including John Goodman; Digger hits theaters on October 2, 2026, and could earn Oscar buzz for Cruise and the project.

Tom Cruise Plays a Crusty Oil Baron in Iñárritu’s Eco-Satire Digger Trailer
film4 days ago

Tom Cruise Plays a Crusty Oil Baron in Iñárritu’s Eco-Satire Digger Trailer

Deadline reports the first trailer for Digger, Tom Cruise’s new film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, in which Cruise transforms into Digger Rockwell, a blunt, aging oil baron tasked by a president to avert a looming ecological disaster. Shot in VistaVision, the film is pitched as a Dr. Strangelove-like satire for a Trump-era world and is set to hit theaters Oct. 2, following a CinemaCon reveal.

Abrams Praises Cruise Starrer Digger as a Mind-Blowing Ride
entertainment22 days ago

Abrams Praises Cruise Starrer Digger as a Mind-Blowing Ride

J.J. Abrams says he’s seen a taste of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Tom Cruise–starrer Digger and expects Cruise to blow audiences away; the film casts Cruise as an oil magnate whose company triggers an ecological disaster and possibly nuclear war, with John Goodman as president and Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons in supporting roles. A trailer debuts July 13 ahead of the film’s October 2 release.

Digger Trailer Makes Tom Cruise The Main Event
entertainment23 days ago

Digger Trailer Makes Tom Cruise The Main Event

Warner Bros.' first trailer for Digger, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise as a formidable oil tycoon, is billed as a 'Tom Cruise Retrospective Trailer' that spends most of its roughly three minutes hyping Cruise rather than showing clips, signaling a bold Oscar-bait move and featuring an ensemble cast including Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, Emma D’Arcy, and John Goodman; the film hits theaters this October.

Cruise Plays a World-Ending Oil Tycoon in Iñárritu’s Digger
entertainment23 days ago

Cruise Plays a World-Ending Oil Tycoon in Iñárritu’s Digger

Warner Bros. released a first look at Digger, a satirical catastrophe from Alejandro G. Iñárritu with Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, an aging, corrupt oil tycoon whose actions trigger a global disaster. The film, shot in VistaVision and also starring Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jesse Plemons, is set for a July trailer drop and an October theatrical release, and is framed as a potential awards contender amid Warner Bros.’ bold, risk-taking approach.

Cruise Transforms Into Catastrophic Oil Tycoon in Digger First Look
movies-entertainment23 days ago

Cruise Transforms Into Catastrophic Oil Tycoon in Digger First Look

Tom Cruise debuts as the corrupt oil magnate Digger Rockwell in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's satirical disaster comedy Digger, with a CinemaCon reveal showing his extreme transformation; the film, shot in VistaVision and produced by Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Cruise and others, follows a global disaster he caused and is positioned as an awards-season contender, with a July trailer drop and a theatrical release this October; co-stars include Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jesse Plemons.

Tom Cruise’s Grizzled Digger Look Debuts in Iñárritu Comedy Preview
entertainment3 months ago

Tom Cruise’s Grizzled Digger Look Debuts in Iñárritu Comedy Preview

At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. unveiled a first look at Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, in which Tom Cruise appears unrecognizably gray-haired with wrinkles and a gut as a billionaire environmental-disaster fixer; the film is billed as a comedy of catastrophic proportions and is set for a theatrical release on Oct. 2, 2026, with an ensemble cast including Sandra Hüller, Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Wilde, and Emma D’Arcy.

Tom Cruise Unveils Footage From Iñárritu’s Digger at CinemaCon
entertainment3 months ago

Tom Cruise Unveils Footage From Iñárritu’s Digger at CinemaCon

Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu offered a first look at Digger during CinemaCon, showing Cruise as a gray‑haired, gut‑bunned billionaire whose company’s methane leak threatens millions, as he embarks on a wild mission to fix the mess in a “comedy of catastrophic proportions” ahead of the film’s Oct. 2 release.

Cruise Goes Unrecognizable as Oil Baron in Digger Trailer
entertainment3 months ago

Cruise Goes Unrecognizable as Oil Baron in Digger Trailer

Tom Cruise unveils an unrecognizable persona in the Digger trailer: a beer-belly, comb-over-clad oil magnate with a thick Southern accent, in a film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The story centers on a magnate whose company may trigger an ecological disaster and nuclear war, with John Goodman playing ailing U.S. President; the film carries a $125 million budget and marks Cruise’s first non-franchise lead since 2017, signaling another bold auteur-driven Warner Bros. gamble.

Cruise’s Digger Debut: Iñárritu Unleashes a Fearless Dark Comedy at CinemaCon
entertainment3 months ago

Cruise’s Digger Debut: Iñárritu Unleashes a Fearless Dark Comedy at CinemaCon

At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. and Legendary offered a first extended look at Digger, a dark comedy starring Tom Cruise in a transformative turn as the world’s most powerful man who triggers an environmental disaster. Iñárritu described Cruise as fearless and called the film a wild, boundary-pushing exploration of control and delusion, shot in Vistavision for theatrical release on October 2, with a supporting cast that includes Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, and Patton Oswalt.

entertainment7 months ago

Tom Cruise Teases 'Digger': A Comedy from 'The Revenant' Director Set for 2026

Tom Cruise announced his upcoming film 'Digger' directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, a brutal comedy set for release in October 2026, featuring Cruise as Digger Rockwell. Warner Bros. released a teaser showing Cruise in choreographed dance scenes, and the film is described as a 'comedy of catastrophic proportions' with a star-studded cast.