Look: Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Emma D'Arcy Step Out at 'Digger' Premiere
Tom Cruise and John Goodman front the film’s press push as reviews call Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satire a polarizing climate comedy.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Warner Bros. releases Alejandro G. Iñárritu's $125 million satire Digger, starring Tom Cruise as oil magnate Digger Rockwell navigating an environmental catastrophe.
- Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki employed VistaVision to craft an arresting visual style, positioning the film as a 'Dr. Strangelove' for the climate change era that satirizes corporate responses to ecological collapse.
- Transforming into Digger Rockwell, Cruise employs heavy prosthetics and a Texas-sized twang, while John Goodman as President Compson and Riz Ahmed as scientist Dr. Ganesh anchor the supporting cast.
- Rotten Tomatoes reports a 56% score as critics remain divided, with reviewers highlighting a polarizing twist 20 minutes into the runtime that fundamentally shifts the narrative structure over the next 108 minutes.
- Awards buzz surrounds Cruise's transformative performance, though some reviewers deem the satire heavy-handed, positioning the film as an of-the-moment critique facing potential Oscar hurdles despite its technical ambition.
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Anne Hathaway steals 'Verity' whereas Tom Cruise's turn in 'Digger' misfires
Cruise's trademark intensity turns leaden and fatiguing in this heavy-handed satire — an endurance test disguised as black comedy. Hathaway, however, feasts on villainy, articulating evil utterances and staring daggers into the camera. One's unbearable to watch. The other is delicious, according to critic Sean Burns.
Moving away from his usual roles in the action films, the actor is almost unrecognizable in the black comedy of Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who divided the film critics.
"Digger" by Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu is probably one of the hottest movies of the year. Also because Tom Cruise can be seen in a completely unfamiliar role. But can the film fulfill expectations?
Tom Cruise becomes an oil tycoon in "Digger", a black comedy directed by Iñarritu. The film, with a budget of 130 million, presents a radical change in the actor's career. The film addresses environmental and political issues, moving away from Cruise's action roles. Critics think it could be their chance for an Oscar.
"Digger" is up for an Oscar
October is entering the movie premieres optimistically, as tonight begins one of the most exciting movie weeks of recent months. Oscar-winning Alejandro Iñárritu, with "Digger" and transforming Tom Cruise, sets up a frantic satire, French cinema returns to the emblematic leader, De Gaulle, while the acclaimed documentary "NAZA" conveys the horror of a modern war. The thriller "The Verity Diary", starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, and t…
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