Look: Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Emma D'Arcy Step Out at 'Digger' Premiere
Cruise plays an oil tycoon whose drilling triggers a climate disaster and a city-sized iceberg headed toward Europe, with 125 million dollars at stake, critics said.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Warner Bros. releases Alejandro G. Iñárritu's $125M climate satire Digger, starring Tom Cruise as a Texas oil tycoon confronting global ecological catastrophe.
- An explosion at a Greenland drilling site frees a giant ice shelf nicknamed Judy, which barrels toward Europe and threatens mass displacement, serving as the film's central crisis.
- Transforming with heavy prosthetics, Tom Cruise portrays oil tycoon Digger Rockwell in a career-surprising role featuring a standout 10-minute monologue that anchors the film's narrative.
- Early reviews reflect a split reception, with Digger holding a 56% score on Rotten Tomatoes as critics debate whether the film's aggressive tone functions as effective satire.
- Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki utilizes wide-angle lenses to capture the film's 'carnivalesque quality,' positioning Iñárritu's ambitious work as an environmental elegy challenging audiences on societal collapse.
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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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