Warner Bros releases the first full trailer for “Digger,” an absurdist comedy directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise. Multiple outlets describe Cruise’s transformation into an eccentric, unrecognizable billionaire character, including heavy makeup and a new on-screen persona. The trailer presents Cruise as Digger Rockwell, a wealthy figure connected to an apocalyptic environmental threat, and frames the story as a high-stakes but comedic effort to address the disaster. Several descriptions emphasize the film’s “comedy of catastrophic proportions” tone and the sense of escalating chaos.
The project is presented as a major return for Cruise to audacious, auteur-driven filmmaking, with at least one outlet noting that he spent time with Iñárritu during the process of developing the role. Behind the camera, outlets connect Iñárritu with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, citing their prior collaborations. The ensemble cast includes Riz Ahmed, Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, Sophie Wilde, Emma D’Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg, and John Goodman, among others. “Digger” is scheduled to open in theaters in early October 2026.
