Overview
- Warner Bros. released the first full trailer Monday, revealing Tom Cruise in heavy prosthetics and makeup as Digger Rockwell, an almost unrecognisable oil billionaire racing to contain an ecological catastrophe his company sparked.
- The trailer outlines stakes that stretch from environmental collapse to the risk of wider conflict while John Goodman appears as an ailing U.S. president who pressures Digger to fix the crisis.
- Digger was shot in the U.K. in VistaVision with cinematographer Emmanuel ‘Chivo’ Lubezki, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu is finalizing post-production sound work as the film prepares for its October 2, 2026 theatrical and IMAX release in multiple aspect ratios.
- The studio has moved promotion from private CinemaCon and Warner Bros. lot previews to a public rollout that includes IMAX attachments on select screenings and a social media push that has already driven large audience interest.
- Reports cite a $125 million production budget from a single outlet but that figure is not widely corroborated; the film is notable as a major, auteur‑driven departure for Cruise and a high‑profile gamble by Warner Bros. and Legendary that may shape awards season attention.