The first look of Tom Cruise’s upcoming film Digger has just dropped—and it feels like cinema shaking itself awake. Cruise & Iñárritu’s Digger!
Directed by the audacious, uncompromising Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant), Digger is being described with a tagline that already tells you this won’t play safe: “A comedy of catastrophic proportions.” And coming from a filmmaker who thrives on chaos, irony and existential meltdown, that phrase carries real weight.
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Set to release on October 2, Digger marks something fans have been craving for years – Tom Cruise stepping away from Ethan Hunt and Maverick. For the first time in nearly a decade, after American Made, Cruise isn’t running towards explosions or piloting jets. Instead, he’s diving headfirst into character-driven, unpredictable terrain – and that alone makes this film unmissable.
Because long before Cruise became the face of modern action cinema, he has always been a thespian first. A performer who delivered raw, complex, emotionally loaded work in films like Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Collateral and many more. For a whole generation—especially younger audiences—this side of Cruise may feel almost forgotten. Digger looks ready to remind everyone.
The first look hints at controlled madness—sharp tonal shifts, uncomfortable humor, and a man unraveling inside a world spiraling out of control. Pair that with Iñárritu’s signature intensity—long takes, emotional pressure, moral chaos—and you have a collaboration that feels dangerous in the best way.
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This isn’t a safe prestige play. It’s not a franchise extension. It’s two giants of cinema choosing discomfort over comfort.
Digger doesn’t just promise to be different—it promises to be catastrophic, unsettling, funny, and deeply human.
And honestly?
That might be the most exciting Tom Cruise film announcement in years – not to take away anything from Mission or Maverick Franchise as it’s about exploring a different side of it. Cruise’s recent work in the Mission: Impossible saga and Top Gun: Maverick stands as a gold standard: franchises that are not just commercial juggernauts, but artistically precise, technically groundbreaking, and emotionally resonant. Truly the best of both worlds.
Cruise & Iñárritu’s Digger!
