{"id":2472553,"date":"2026-06-23T19:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2472553"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:27:41","slug":"digger-sneak-peek-reveals-tom-cruise-as-an-over-the-top-oil-tycoon-who-can-destroy-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/digger-sneak-peek-reveals-tom-cruise-as-an-over-the-top-oil-tycoon-who-can-destroy-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDigger\u201d sneak peek reveals Tom Cruise as an over-the-top oil tycoon who can destroy the world"},"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\">A sneak peek at Tom Cruise&#8217;s upcoming film <em>Digger<\/em> has been released alongside a retrospective montage of the actor&#8217;s 40-year career.<\/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 new clip provides glimpses of Cruise&#8217;s dramatic transformation into Digger Rockwell, a tycoon who holds the fate of the world in his hands.<\/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\">Marking Cruise&#8217;s first collaboration with director Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, the film follows &#8220;the most powerful man in the world&#8221; as he tries to prove he is humanity&#8217;s savior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans hoping for a closer look at <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>&#8216;s transformative performance in <em>Digger<\/em> just got a sweet surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warner Bros. has unveiled a glimpse of the actor&#8217;s collaboration with director <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> via a retrospective montage that explores the highlights of Cruise&#8217;s 40-year screen career, including a surprise sneak peek at what might be his most over-the-top performance yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the brief teaser of what has been described as a &#8220;comedy of catastrophic proportions,&#8221; Cruise&#8217;s Digger Rockwell attempts to hype himself up to deliver the &#8220;hard truth&#8221; to a roomful of people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When all else fails, you hit &#8217;em with the truth,&#8221; the elderly billionaire says to himself \u2014 showing off some of Cruise&#8217;s accent work \u2014 as he paces back and forth in what looks like an office with a sole security guard as his company. &#8220;Hit &#8217;em with the hard truth. Just bang, bang, bang! Whoo! Whoo!&#8221;<\/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. Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other clips show Digger entering a stark white room filled with people shouting at him, the same people who are later shown in an all-out brawl; several fighter jets flying through the sky; Digger jumping into a split while three others look on; and Digger holding out his arms in a room as a fire builds up behind a curtain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per a synopsis, the film will follow Digger, &#8220;the most powerful man in the world,&#8221; as he attempts to prove he is &#8220;humanity&#8217;s savior&#8221; before the disaster he unleashed &#8220;destroys everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Digger<\/em> also stars John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, Sandra H\u00fcller, Riz Ahmed, <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>, Sophie Wilde, and Michael Stuhlbarg.<\/p>\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\u00a0<\/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\">D&#8217;Arcy recently <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:shared their experience working alongside 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;shared their experience working alongside Cruise&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared their experience working alongside Cruise<\/a> 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 said. &#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<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"'Digger' movie posterCredit: Warner Bros. Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nuVtr2vjN1eAvA8XqVWCcw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0MjI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/9297e5e74a7995a302c58a216db549b9\"\/><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>&#8216;Digger&#8217; movie poster<br \/>Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <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 described the experience of working with Cruise 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\">They added, &#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;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Digger<\/em> marks Cruise&#8217;s first film outside the\u00a0<em>Mission: Impossible<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0franchises since 2017, when he starred in\u00a0<em>American Made<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Mummy<\/em>.\u00a0It&#8217;s also his first collaboration with four-time\u00a0Oscar winner I\u00f1\u00e1rritu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film is I\u00f1\u00e1rritu&#8217;s first since directing 2022&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix, and his first English-language film since 2015&#8217;s <em>The Revenant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;All I can say is it is a brutal, wild comedy of catastrophic proportions. It&#8217;s insane. It&#8217;s scary and funny and beautiful. I know comedy is not what people expect from me, or Tom, and making this film was terrifying for me,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-tom-cruise-amores-perros-cannes-1236405475\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:I\u00f1\u00e1rritu told Deadline Hollywood;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;I\u00f1\u00e1rritu told Deadline Hollywood&quot;}\" class=\"link \">I\u00f1\u00e1rritu told Deadline Hollywood<\/a> at the Cannes Film Festival in May. &#8220;But I don&#8217;t like to repeat myself, and every film should scare you a little. I felt <em>Birdman<\/em> was a comedy, a dark comedy, and this one was challenging like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;Tom makes me laugh every single day. The range that I discovered working with Tom is unprecedented for me as a director. I was so f\u2011\u2011\u2011ing impressed and happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch the new <em>Digger<\/em> trailer above.<\/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\/digger-trailer-reveals-tom-cruise-as-oil-tycoon-who-can-destroy-the-world-12005057\" 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 A sneak peek at Tom Cruise&#8217;s upcoming film Digger has been released alongside a retrospective montage of the actor&#8217;s 40-year career. The new clip provides glimpses of Cruise&#8217;s dramatic transformation into Digger Rockwell, a tycoon who holds the fate of the world in his hands. Marking Cruise&#8217;s first collaboration with director Alejandro G. 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