Full Digger Trailer Shows Tom Cruise's Transformation

The first full trailer for "Digger," a satirical dark comedy starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, was released on July 13, 2026, offering the most comprehensive look yet at the actor's radical transformation. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on October 2, 2026.

Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell, an eccentric billionaire oil magnate described as the world's most powerful man. The trailer establishes that Rockwell's dangerous drilling operations trigger a global ecological catastrophe, including threats of tsunamis and nuclear waste. The narrative follows his frantic, chaotic mission to avert the disaster he caused and prove himself humanity's savior. The footage highlights Cruise's drastic physical alteration for the role, featuring prosthetics, a pot belly, thinning white hair, and a Southern accent, marking a significant departure from his recent action-hero persona in franchises like "Mission: Impossible."

Director Iñárritu, who co-wrote the script with Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman, and Alexander Dinelaris, described the character as "the most charismatic catastrophe you have ever seen." The trailer showcases a tonal blend of dark comedy and...