Digger

Oscar-winning Tom Cruise plays the lead role in fellow Academy Award-winning Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Digger, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures. The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he is the savior of humanity before the catastrophe he caused destroys that humanity. Cruise stars in the title role and is accompanied by Oscar winner Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Oscar nominee Jesse Plemons. Other roles include Robert John Burke, Emma D'Arcy, Burn Gorman and Sophie Wilde. Iñárritu directs from a screenplay written by himself and Oscar winners Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolas Giacobone, as well as Sabina Berman. The authors of the idea are Iñárritu and Berman. The film's producers are Iñárritu, Oscar-nominated Mary Parent, Cruise and Michael Sharp. Executive producers include Joshua Grode, Berman, Dinelaris, Giacobone, Jez Butterworth and Emmanuel Lubezki. Iñárrit is joined on the other side of the camera by his former collaborators, such as Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, editors Conor O'Neill and Oscar-winning Stephen Mirrione, Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West, Oscar-winning makeup artist Alessandro Bertolazzi, and Oscar-nominated casting director Francine Maisler. In addition to them, the crew includes Oscar-winning set designer Dennis Gassner and second set designer Richard Johnson, as well as Oscar-winning make-up artist Kazu Hiro and composer Cosmo Sheldrake. Alejandra G. Iñárritu's digger was shot entirely in the VistaVision format. It will hit North American IMAX® cinemas and cinemas on October 2, 2026, and worldwide screenings will begin on September 30, 2026. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.