DIGGER is a Tom Cruise film directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, opening in Japan on October 9 and in the United States on October 2. The Japanese dub cast was announced on September 18, with Toshiyuki Morikawa voicing Cruise's role of Digger Rockwell.
DIGGER is a Tom Cruise film directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. Cruise plays Digger Rockwell, an oil drilling CEO whose profit-first decisions trigger a crisis threatening Earth's destruction. The film is described as an extraordinary disaster comedy. Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Huller and Michael Stuhlbarg co-star.
The campaign has built around Cruise against type. A trailer released June 24, titled "Tom Cruise's 45-Year Journey," montages clips from Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, the Mission: Impossible series and The Last Samurai before leading into footage from DIGGER. Cruise said at CinemaCon that it took him 40 years to be able to play this role. The film is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan and an October 2, 2026 release in the United States. A second trailer followed on July 14, showing Cruise white-haired and pot-bellied, and confirming the Japanese release date of October 9. A third trailer and visual arrived September 10, carrying the tagline "With great power comes great evasion of responsibility."
The Japanese dub cast was set on September 18. Toshiyuki Morikawa plays Digger Rockwell, the role Cruise plays in the film. Kotono Mitsuishi, Tomokazu Seki, Tsutomu Isobe, Manabu Muraji, Fumihiko Tachiki and Yuichiro Umehara also join. Screenings will run in IMAX and Dolby Cinema.
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The Japanese dub cast for DIGGER, opening October 9, has been announced. Toshiyuki Morikawa plays Digger Rockwell, the role Tom Cruise plays in the film. Kotono Mitsuishi, Tomokazu Seki, Tsutomu Isobe, Manabu Muraji, Fumihiko Tachiki and Yuichiro Umehara also join. Screenings will run in IMAX and Dolby Cinema.
A new trailer and visual for DIGGER, the Tom Cruise film directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, arrived ahead of its October 9 opening in Japan. Cruise plays Digger Rockwell, an oil drilling CEO whose profit-first decisions trigger a crisis threatening Earth's destruction. The trailer carries the tagline "With great power comes great evasion of responsibility." Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Huller and Michael Stuhlbarg co-star.
The new trailer and poster for 'DIGGER', Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film, reveal Cruise plays a greedy oil CEO named Digger Rockwell whose actions cause Earth's destruction. The Japanese release date is October 9. Cruise's appearance is drastically different: white-haired, pot-bellied, making vulgar jokes. He also opened a TikTok account.
Tom Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu released a trailer for the film 'DIGGER' on June 24, 2026. The trailer, titled 'Tom Cruise's 45-Year Journey,' is a montage of clips from Cruise's past films including 'Top Gun,' 'Jerry Maguire,' 'A Few Good Men,' the 'Mission: Impossible' series, and 'The Last Samurai,' leading into footage from 'DIGGER.' The film is described as an 'extraordinary disaster comedy' about a man named Digger Rockwell who holds the fate of the world after causing a disaster. Cruise said at CinemaCon that it took him 40 years to be able to play this role. Three teaser posters were also released, showing Digger with a gun from various angles. The film is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan and an October 2, 2026 release in the United States. A new trailer is set for July 14.