{"id":2434354,"date":"2026-05-27T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2434354"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:41:04","slug":"emma-darcy-hypes-up-digger-with-phenomenal-tom-cruise-its-unparalleled-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emma-darcy-hypes-up-digger-with-phenomenal-tom-cruise-its-unparalleled-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma D&#8217;Arcy hypes up \u201cDigger\u201d with &#8216;phenomenal&#8217; Tom Cruise: &#8216;It&#8217;s unparalleled&#8217; (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emma D&#8217;Arcy talks the &#8220;unparalleled&#8221; <em>Digger<\/em> with the film&#8217;s &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; Tom Cruise performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>House of the Dragon<\/em> star recalls taking notes on set whenever they weren&#8217;t shooting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knew while I was in the room that something incredibly special was happening,&#8221; D&#8217;Arcy says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What could add even more heat to <em>Digger<\/em>, the upcoming film touting a transformative <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-cruise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tom Cruise;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tom Cruise&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tom Cruise<\/a> performance and the filmmaking talents of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<\/a>? How about a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/house-of-the-dragon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:House of the Dragon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;House of the Dragon&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>House of the Dragon<\/em><\/a> star?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the season 3 premiere of the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> prequel drama this summer, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/emma-darcy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Emma D'Arcy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Emma D'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Emma D&#8217;Arcy<\/a> will appear on screen in what has been pegged as &#8220;a comedy of catastrophic proportions.&#8221; The actor behind Rhaenyra Targaryen hypes up the film in an interview with <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-cover-story-emma-darcy-tom-glynn-carney-ewan-mitchell-11983067\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a House of the Dragon digital cover story;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a House of the Dragon digital cover story&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a <em>House of the Dragon<\/em> digital cover story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s sort of unparalleled, and Tom Cruise is phenomenal,&#8221; D&#8217;Arcy says. &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited. I haven&#8217;t seen it, but I knew while I was in the room that something incredibly special was happening. I would&#8217;ve gone there and shot nothing. I would&#8217;ve been happy just to stand at the door and ogle at that process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plot details are still scarce, but Cruise plays billionaire Digger Rockwell. According to early reports, the movie is about how the most powerful man in the world incites a global disaster and then races to prove himself to be the savior of humanity. Digger also stars John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, Sandra H\u00fcller, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, and Michael Stuhlbarg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tom Cruise in &#8216;Digger&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Warner Bros.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cruise&#8217;s physical transformation hasn&#8217;t been publicly released, but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tom-cruise-shares-digger-teaser-his-first-role-after-mission-impossible-11872300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:an early teaser;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;an early teaser&quot;}\" class=\"link \">an early teaser<\/a> showed him through a blacked-out silhouette. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tom-cruise-unrecognizable-new-look-revealed-digger-cinemacon-11949929\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Footage released at CinemaCon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Footage released at CinemaCon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Footage released at CinemaCon<\/a> in Las Vegas earlier this year drew further buzz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This kind of movie is why I wanted to make movies\u2026I have to say, it took 40 years for me to be able to put on the boots of Digger Rockwell,&#8221; Cruise said during the Warner Bros. panel in mid-April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">D&#8217;Arcy describes the experience as &#8220;one of those career moments where the whole time it&#8217;s happening, you can&#8217;t believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had my notebook with me, and anytime that I wasn&#8217;t shooting, I was just trying to make notes about how Alejandro [and] Tom were working, about that process, about the extraordinary rigor that Alejandro brings to every element of his work,&#8221; they say.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Emma D'Arcy for EW's 'House of the Dragon' season 3 cover shootCredit: Kanya Iwana\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2wkLOs0HF8UWa9fIb8kNbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/cf4ba19c30b454ab66560ca343fc7434\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Emma D&#8217;Arcy for EW&#8217;s &#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; season 3 cover shoot<br \/>Credit: Kanya Iwana<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to <em>House of the Dragon<\/em>, which returns June 21 with season 3 on HBO, D&#8217;Arcy is currently in Texas shooting indie film <em>Parachute<\/em> from writer\/director Annie Silverstein (<em>Bull<\/em>). The indie is set on a drop zone and tackles how military veterans use skydiving to treat PTSD and chronic pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve jumped three times and, unfortunately, can confirm it&#8217;s amazing,&#8221; D&#8217;Arcy says. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what we do with the knowledge that jumping out of an airplane is really amazing. If I lived out here, I have no doubt that I would be working towards my solo license, but I have a terrible track record for injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Digger<\/em> will open in theaters on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/emma-darcy-hypes-digger-phenomenal-tom-cruise-its-unparalleled-exclusive-11984115\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Emma D&#8217;Arcy talks the &#8220;unparalleled&#8221; Digger with the film&#8217;s &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; Tom Cruise performance. The House of the Dragon star recalls taking notes on set whenever they weren&#8217;t shooting. &#8220;I knew while I was in the room that something incredibly special was happening,&#8221; D&#8217;Arcy says. 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