Overview
- In a rare GQ cover interview published Tuesday, Tom Cruise said long‑running reports that he is intense on set are true and that he tells new collaborators up front what to expect.
- Warner Bros. has set Digger for a worldwide theatrical release on October 2, 2026, with special VistaVision presentations and IMAX showings planned.
- The film casts Cruise as oil magnate Digger Rockwell who must confront an environmental disaster he helped cause, and early trailers show a heavy prosthetic transformation that left some viewers unable to recognise him.
- Insiders quoted by trade outlets have denied online speculation that Digger is a musical, and the film’s marketing and Cruise’s transformation have already generated awards and box‑office talk.
- Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu spent about a decade developing Digger and shot it on VistaVision with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, a production choice meant to position the film as an auteur‑driven, large‑format theatrical event that could draw cinephile audiences and awards attention.