Warner Bros. debuted the first proper look at Tom Cruise's wild prosthetics from Digger.
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The film is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and also stars Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, and Emma D'Arcy.
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Digger hits theaters on Oct. 2.
Tom Cruisedoesn't quite look like himself in his new movie.
During Warner Bros.' presentation at CinemaCon 2026 on Tuesday, Cruise and directorAlejandro González Iñárrituarrived in person (and to a standing ovation) to unveil our first proper look at theJerry Maguirestar's radical prosthetics-forward transformation forDigger, his wild new comedy from theBirdmanauteur.
Digger Rockwell appears to be significantly older than the actor playing him, and Cruise is covered in old-age makeup and a hairpiece to give him thinning white hair. He lookswaymore like Garry Marshall than like Ethan Hunt. He also acts like a massive jerk to everybody he interacts with, except his frail old cat.The teaser shows that Digger is in charge of a massive company that has undertaken a drilling operation that went too far and has put millions of lives in danger.John Goodman is portraying the President of the United States, who appears to be using an oxygen tube in several scenes.
Diggerwill mark Cruise's first non-franchise film since 2017'sAmerican Made. Jesse Plemons, who worked with Cruise on that film and also appears inDigger,shared his perspectiveon the new project in an interview withVariety.
"It's one of the strangest, funniest, most tragic scripts I've read," theGame Nightstar said ofDigger. "There's a kind of modern-dayDr. Strangelovething, and then it becomes something else entirely."
Plemons added, "Getting to see Tom just go for it — not in a death-defying action way but fully showing what an incredible actor he is — that was thrilling."
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Sandra Hüller,John Goodman,Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, and Emma D'Arcy also play supporting roles in the film.
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Iñarritu previouslyreflected on his relationshipworking with Cruise in a conversation with IndieWire. "It was the most amazing, unexpected, sweet, gentle relation that I have had on a set," theRevenantdirector said. "His manners, his understanding, his passion, and his integrity, and the way he prepares. He loves the process. Filmmaking has been his life for 40 years. I have never seen somebody so devoted."
The filmmaker continued, "I was happy to share with him that passion. And at the same time, we built an incredible relation of mutual trust. He will surprise the world. People will see a new kind of thing."
Diggerwill debut in theaters on Oct. 2, 2026.
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