Hey, do you know who Tom Cruise is? It’s possible you have heard of him because he’s been one of the biggest movie stars for more than 40 years. Well, if you don’t remember who he is or any of his movies, Warner Bros. has you covered, because its short new teaser trailer for Digger is also an homage to Tom Cruise’s career.
No, we have no reason to think Tom Cruise is dead or even dying. Warner Bros. has merely decided the best way to promote its new film is by highlighting that it features a mega star. But Digger has enough going for it that it doesn’t need to rely only on Tom Cruise’s star power. The film comes from two-time Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He also wrote the screenplay with Alexander Dinelaris & Nicolás Giacobone, and Sabina Berman.
Digger also has an absolutely loaded cast. Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons will all join Tom Cruise in the comedy.
Nerdist Take: Tom Cruise’s Digger Is About to Be Bonkers
Judging by the little we’ve seen from it, Digger looks bonkers in the best way and Tom Cruise seems wild in in it. What exactly is going on with Cruise’s brash, balding cowboy? Digger‘s official synopsis gives us an idea of the wild ride we’re very eager to dig into. From Warner Bros:
Digger tells the tale of the most powerful man in the world as he embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.
A powerful man who thinks he’s humanity’s savior but who is really going to destroy everything? Wonder where they came up with an idea like that. I….I wonder… But one thing is for sure: Digger will likely give us a Tom Cruise we’ve never seen before.
I also wonder when we’ll get a full trailer for Iñárritu’s trailer. While we can certainly appreciate a nice little career retrospective for Tom Cruise, we’re much more interested in his next film. And we’ll get to see Cruise in full bald glory this fall when Digger comes to theaters on October 2, 2026.