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Tom Cruise Transformed as Oil Tycoon in Iñárritu’s Satirical Thriller Digger

The final trailer frames the film as a dark comedy about corporate-caused ecological collapse with an October 2 IMAX and theatrical release.

Overview

  • The final trailer, which Warner Bros. released Wednesday, Sept. 9, confirms Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell and depicts a man-made ice/glacier catastrophe that he must try to contain.
  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone and Sabina Berman, and the ensemble cast includes Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jesse Plemons.
  • Digger was shot in VistaVision with Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and will receive an IMAX rollout using multiple aspect ratios to emphasize a theatrical-first presentation.
  • Cruise’s heavy prosthetic transformation by Kazu Hiro gives him thinning grey hair, a potbelly and a thick accent, marking a deliberate move away from his recent action roles and toward an actor-driven, satirical performance.
  • The trailer has already generated awards-season chatter and interpretive fan theories about stagey, meta elements, which Warner Bros. is using as the film enters a full promotional rollout ahead of its October release.