US EditionTom Cruise Touts 'Wild' Dark Comedy 'Digger' to Theater Owners
The footage shows Cruise as a powerful industrialist whose company triggers an environmental disaster that could displace millions, Warner Bros. said.
- On Tuesday, Tom Cruise debuted first footage of 'Digger' at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, portraying Digger Rockwell, a balding oil executive with a Southern accent whose methane leak unleashes global catastrophe.
- Director Alejandro Inarritu joined Cruise on stage, revealing the project's seven-year collaboration began while Cruise filmed 'Top Gun: Maverick.' Inarritu described the film as exploring 'the uncontrollable, delusional need to control things even when we know that we will fail.'
- Transforming for the role, Cruise portrays a character whose ecological disaster carries the world to nuclear war's brink, forcing him to scramble to save the planet. The cast includes Sandra Huller, Jesse Plemons, and John Goodman as the U.S. President.
- Produced by Warner Bros. with a $125 million budget, the film represents a significant creative swing for co-CEOs Pam Abdy and Mike de Luca, who have emphasized expensive, auteur-driven projects within their slate.
- Expected in theaters on Oct. 2, the film is billed as a 'Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions.' Cruise said after four decades of acting, this project represents the kind of film that is 'why I wanted to make movies.
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The first look at the project was presented at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas. This shows the Hollywood star bringing to life the iconic "Digger Rockwell"
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Tom Cruise shares sneak peek of Inarritu comedy 'Digger' at CinemaCon
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu thrilled CinemaCon attendees on Tuesday with a sneak peek of their comedy "Digger," one of the releases highlighted by Warner Bros. at the Las Vegas industry convention.
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