Overview
- Warner Bros. screened the first footage for theater owners in Las Vegas on Tuesday at CinemaCon, with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu on stage and an October 2, 2026 theatrical release set.
- The preview shows Cruise, in extensive prosthetics as aging oil magnate Digger Rockwell, shifting into a dark comic register that Iñárritu called a high-wire act.
- Trade reports describe a satirical premise involving Arctic drilling and a methane leak that triggers a widening global crisis, with John Goodman portraying the U.S. president.
- Iñárritu directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone and Sabina Berman, and the ensemble includes Sandra Hüller, Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Wilde and Emma D’Arcy.
- Variety reports a production budget near $125 million, signaling Warner Bros.’ push for big, director-led bets in theaters during a period of intense consolidation debate in Hollywood.